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CASE 101  |  Liquor Store  |  October 7, 2021  |  USA
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  101
  date                October 7, 2021
  original_date       October 7, 2021
  year                2021
  month               10
  quarter             2021-Q4
  victim              Liquor Store
  location            South Bay, California
  country             USA
  scenario            Armed Robbery in Public Space
  description         Thieves Break Into Liquor Store to Steal Bitcoin ATM
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           Bitcoin (ATM)
  reports             NBC Bay Area
  notes               Unclear if they were armed - they robbed a liquor store Bitcoin ATM by wrapping a cord around it and pulling it out of the building with a vehicle
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Liquor Store
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** Undisclosed amount of Bitcoin (ATM)
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/thieves-break-into-silicon-valley-liquor-store-to-steal-bitcoin-atm/2677196/

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 102: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   NBC Bay Area
  URL      https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/thieves-break-into-silicon-valley-liquor-store-to-steal-bitcoin-atm/2677196/
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 102, column "Articles"
  Length   1,929 chars
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Thieves Break Into Silicon Valley Liquor Store to Steal Bitcoin ATM
By Scott Budman and Kristofer Noceda • Published October 8, 2021 • Updated on October 8, 2021 at 9:09 pm
  
Thieves broke into a liquor store in the South Bay Thursday and stole a crypto currency machine — and it was all caught on surveillance video. Scott Budman reports.
Surveillance video from a Silicon Valley liquor store shows thieves taking off with a Bitcoin ATM.
The store owner tells NBC Bay Area the incident occurred at 4:50 a.m. Thursday.
Video obtained by NBC Bay Area appears to show the Bitcoin ATM wrapped with a cord and tied to the back of a white van outside the liquor store. The van then drives forward to pull the machine through the front of the store, knocking out a front door.
scott budman

Police said they are reviewing the surveillance video and are investigating.
No other information was available on the incident.
Bitcoin ATMs have popped up across the United States over the past year. The machine allows customers to buy or sell the digital currency, and sometimes extract cash, according to a Reuters report on the growing popularity of Bitcoin ATMs.

Brazen Burglary: Silicon Valley Bitcoin ATM Theft
NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Business and Tech Reporter Scott Budman about the brazen burglary at a Sunnyvale liquor store.
"Honestly, if I was going after Bitcoin and trying to steal it, I would hack instead," said Caroline Chen, a business professor at San Jose State University. "Because then I know I can steal millions of dollars of Bitcoin in one fell swoop, instead of the ATM at the local convenience store that has $200 of actual cash in it."
There are now over 48,000 Bitcoin ATMs across the nation, according to independent research site howmanybitcoinatms.com.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin this week bounced back by topping $55,000, CNBC reported. It marked the highest level for the cryptocurrency since mid-May.

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