ANDOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Lowell man is facing criminal charges after police say he tried to smash his way into an ATM in Andover on Sunday.
Officers responding to a report of a man trying to break into the Bank of America ATM at a store on Lowell Street about 9 a.m. found the ATM with significant damage, according to Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe.
After officers from several area departments responded, including K-9 crews, Antonetty Mejias, 19, was arrested after he was caught running through a backyard on Lowell Street.
Mejias was arrested on charges of breaking and entering with the intent to commit a felony and malicious destruction of property.
He is expected to be arraigned Monday in Lawrence District Court.
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