A ram raider using a JCB wrecked the front of a village shop in the early hours to steal a cash machine.
Police were alerted in the early hours after the Spar post office and convenience store at The Maltings, Yaxley, near Peterborough, was attacked.
Police investigate a cash machine raid using a JCB Telehandler at local Spar Shop, Yaxley, PeterboroughMonday 19 August 2024.Picture by Terry Harris.
Police investigate a cash machine raid using a JCB Telehandler at local Spar Shop, Yaxley, PeterboroughMonday 19 August 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.
One resident posted to social media: “I left for work at 4.15 this morning and saw 3 police cars flying North on the A. I assumed something had kicked off somewhere.”
Police investigate a cash machine raid using a JCB Telehandler at local Spar Shop, Yaxley, PeterboroughMonday 19 August 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.
Police have yet to reveal details of the ram raid but the damage to the store is extensive.
Police investigate a cash machine raid using a JCB Telehandler at local Spar Shop, Yaxley, Peterborough Monday 19 August 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.Last October four suspects were sought by police after the Nationwide, Whittlesey, was forcibly entered using a JCB digger to steal money from the cash machine.
Police investigate a cash machine raid using a JCB Telehandler at local Spar Shop, Yaxley, PeterboroughMonday 19 August 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.
Only now is the Whittlesey branch of Nationwide being prepared and remains closed whilst the repair work is undertaken.
Police investigate a cash machine raid using a JCB Telehandler at local Spar Shop, Yaxley, PeterboroughMonday 19 August 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.
Police investigate a cash machine raid using a JCB Telehandler at local Spar Shop, Yaxley, PeterboroughMonday 19 August 2024. Picture by Terry Harris.
Until recently the building society had been able to operate a limited service whilst preparation work for a re-build was in progress.
