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March 24, 2011 / 1:32 PM

Burglars take condom machine, pry open ATM

BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 24 (UPI) -- Police in a Washington city said burglars targeting a pub stole a condom machine and damaged an ATM.

Bellingham Police spokesman Mark Young said one or more burglars entered the Quarterback Pub, which has been closed since February 2010, late Monday or early Tuesday and stole the condom machine from a bathroom and pried open an ATM, The Bellingham Herald reported Thursday.

Young said it is not yet known whether there was any money in the ATM or condoms in the machine.

The spokesman said the damage was discovered by an employee of the auction company handling the sale of the property.

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