cctv footage shows the thieves in action at the shell fuel stop at 265 ygnacio valley road in walnut creek .
while one man distracts a cashier at the window , another leads a cable from the back of a white pickup to the cash machine .
once the cord is attached , the vehicle in the background speeds off and uproots the atm from its mount .
sparks are caught flying into the air as the large device is dragged across the tarmac that