By Herman B. Ward, Jr.
& Tommy McGraw
Livingston Police are investigating an early-morning destruction and break-in involving the ATM at Investar Bank in Livingston.
According to information received by the Sumter County Record-Journal, the incident occurred between approximately 4:30 and 5 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.
According to one source, a female suspect has been detained and is being questioned at the Livingston Police Department. Additional details, including whether money was taken or whether anyone was injured, were not immediately available.
The investigation is ongoing.
The incident occurred after this week’s Record-Journal had already gone to press Wednesday morning, so it was not included in the current printed edition.
This is the second incident involving an Investar Bank location in Sumter County this year.
On March 9, Investar Bank in downtown York was robbed by a person who entered the bank before closing. No injuries were reported and the amount of money taken, if any, has not been provided by law enforcement. At the time, the suspect had not been identified or arrested.
According to information reported following the York robbery, the suspect reportedly left the area on a motor scooter, although that detail had not been publicly confirmed by law enforcement at the time of the Record-Journal’s earlier report.
The York robbery investigation involved the York Police Department, Sumter County Sheriff’s Department, the FBI and investigators with the 17th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. The investigation was subsequently turned over to the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and 17th Judicial Circuit investigators, according to information received by the Record-Journal.
District Attorney Rachel England previously said the 17th Judicial Circuit Major Crimes Unit responded to assist the FBI, Sumter County Sheriff’s Department and York Police Department in the investigation.
The Record-Journal will continue to follow the Livingston investigation as additional information becomes available.
See more on this developing story in next week’s printed edition of the Sumter County Record-Journal.