No injuries reported after suspect tries blowing up ATM at Woburn bank overnight, police say

WOBURN, Mass. — Several law enforcement agencies converged on an ATM Thursday after a suspect allegedly tried blowing it up overnight.

According to Woburn Police, officers responded to the Eastern Bank on Mishawum Road around 9 a.m. for a report of an exterior ATM that had been tampered with.

Investigators on scene determined the drive-through ATM had been damaged with an unknown destructive device, or a pipe bomb.

Police say a lone male suspect placed an object on the ATM before quickly exiting the bank.

Moments later, the device detonated, causing an explosion.

Peter Tran, manager at Saigon Eatery Vietnamese Cuisine, spoke to Boston 25 news reporter Daniel Coates over the phone on Thursday.

He arrived at work around 9 am that day.

“[The ATM] looked like it was pried, or maybe somebody blew it up,” he said. “But there was debris everywhere in front of the restaurant.”

He continued. “It was pretty crazy. I didn’t expect somebody would try to do that. But yeah, it was a shock.”

Brian Leary, an employee at Mattress Firm next door, said he noticed something was wrong when police arrived.

“I was sitting inside, and then I just saw flashing police lights through the reflection of this glass,” he told Boston 25. “It’s certainly crazy, man. That thing is 100 feet away.”

There were no reports of any injuries, and a description of the suspect was not immediately made available.

A spokesperson for Eastern Bank said there was no loss of funds from the ATM and there was no disruption to normal business operations.

The spokesperson also said they were thankful no one was hurt.

The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and FBI Boston’s special agent bomb technicians are assisting Woburn Police with the investigation.

Though the suspect remains at large, police say they don’t believe there’s a threat to the public.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Woburn Police.

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