Seven thieves smash into store, steal ATM

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are searching for a seven people involved in a smash and grab at a convenience store in north Houston.

It happened around 2:15am at a Phillips 66 location on West Montgomery and West Little York.

A clerk and customer inside the store say the thieves used a Ford pickup truck to smashed into the front of the building. The truck hit the front wall three times, and then the driver and six other people inside the truck jumped out. They then grabbed the ATM inside the store, put it in the truck and drove off.

The truck was found abandoned a few blocks away, but the ATM is still missing.

The clerk and customer were not hurt. Police say there is surveillance video of the crime, but they are not releasing it to the public at this time.