I guess the bank loan didn’t come through

LONDON — A thief took more than $180,000 from an automatic teller machine — then apparently returned most of the cash a week later.

Police said Tuesday that the money was taken from the machine inside Barclays Bank in Barkingside High Street, east London, overnight on May 21-22.

On May 28, staff discovered a large garbage bag filled with bank notes inside the bank, said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police.

He would not confirm the amount stolen but news reports said $207,000 was stolen and some $187,000 was returned.

So naturally, I’m wondering what the guy did with the other 20 grand, presumably because that’s all he wanted in the first place. Hmm, think he smashed the ATM, took the contents, counted up the money and realized, “Holy shit! This is too much!”

Nah, I didn’t think so, either.