Greenfield police are investigating two attempted cash box thefts from roadside stands in town Monday night.
Police received reports that a man tested the locked cash boxes at two roadside stands, one on Francestown Road and the other on South Francestown Road, just before 11 p.m., Police Chief Brian Giammarino said.
A video from the security camera on the South Francestown Road site circulated on Greenfield’s community Facebook page on Tuesday. It depicts a white male approaching the stand, testing the slot of the cash box secured to the wall, and hurrying away. “You can see him lifting up the lid to see,” Giammarino said.
There were no eggs or produce at either of the stands at the time, he said. There also wasn’t any cash in the boxes on Monday night, but attempted theft is still a crime, Giammarino said.
The police received several tips on Tuesday. They are still investigating the incident but haven’t made any arrests, he said.
– By ABBE HAMILTON