Stolen telehandler used to steal ATM from Crowland store

A stolen telehandler was used by ram raiders to steal an ATM from a Crowland store.

Police are appealing for witnesses after raiders attacked the Spar store in North Street, Crowland during the early hours of this morning.

Four suspects are believed to have been involved in the theft – and two fled on foot.

Officers say no arrests have been made following the incident, which was reported at 3.38am.

A force spokesman said: “It is believed that a telehandler was stolen from a nearby farm in the early hours of this morning (27 December) before it was driven to the store, on North Street, with a white flatbed van.

“Offenders are then thought to have used the telehandler to ram the store and then lift the ATM onto the flat bed van before leaving the scene, in the Trinity Bridge direction.

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“It is believed that three or four suspects, all wearing dark clothing and balaclavas, were involved in the incident. Two are thought to have left the scene on foot and were possibly collected in another vehicle or had one parked nearby.

“We have since recovered the telehandler but the van and ATM remain outstanding, and no arrests have yet been made.

“If you saw a telehandler, unusually laden flatbed van or any vehicle parked or driving in a manner that caught your attention in the village during the early hours of this morning, spotted any suspicious activity or have any dashcam, doorbell, CCTV or mobile phone footage of the incident itself, please get in touch.

If you say anything you can contact police in the following ways:

- Call DC Emma Dodsworth on 07818 539016, quoting Incident 40 of 27 December

- Email emma.dodsworth@lincs.police.uk also quoting Incident 40 of 27 December

- Contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111

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