RantCrush Top 5: July 14, 2017

Some ATM customers in Texas received an odd extra with their receipts recently–a note begging for help. “Please help. I’m stuck in here and I don’t have my phone. Please call my boss at 210-***-****,” the notes said.

Man trapped inside ATM dispensed notes through the machine to get help: https://t.co/SJWKxJWKRl pic.twitter.com/D4wlEzBUmG

— VICE (@VICE) July 13, 2017

Finally, someone called the cops, although they thought it was a joke at first. However, when some officers arrived at the scene, they said they could hear a faint voice from inside the ATM. “We come out here, and sure enough we can hear a little voice coming from the machine,” officer Richard Olden said. The man, who has not been identified, was saved, and said that he accidentally locked himself into a tiny room connected to the ATM while changing the lock to the machine. He didn’t have his phone or key card with him. He was stuck in there for two hours, but luckily wasn’t hurt when the police kicked in the door.

How did he manage to…deposit…himself in that machine?

— Scholarly Beard (@Tuscon_Valdez) July 13, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.