Authorities investigating after vehicle crashes into Gueydan store and steals ATM

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a stolen pickup truck crashed into a grocery store in Gueydan this morning and stole an ATM.

Major Sammy LaPorte says deputies were called out to Lougon’s Shopping Center on 101 South 1st Street around 2:25 a.m. today, May 1, after receiving a call that someone had crashed into the store and stolen its ATM.

When deputies arrived they received another call saying that a damaged Dodge pickup truck had been found in a field off Elliot Road. After locating the vehicle, deputies found the ATM, which had been broken into, in the bed of the truck along with building materials from the store.

Authorities also discovered during their investigation that the pickup truck had also recently been reported stolen.

The Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with any information to please contact their Criminal Investigation Division at 337-898-4403.