AFTE Store - A Tool Mark Identification Involving Rescue Equipment Used in a Series of Burglaries

A case study is presented involving heavy rescue equipment used to breach a number of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs). A large quantity of cash was stolen during this spree of burglaries in Victoria, Australia, between late 2018 and early 2019. The type of tool mark evidence collected in this case is novel in the author’s experience, but the foundational principles of tool mark examination and identification allowed a tool to be identified, helping to implicate the suspects.