Thieves steal telehandler from farm before ram-raiding Spar store's ATM machine

Lincolnshire Police said the telehandler had been used to lift an ATM onto a van before the culprits made their escape

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Officers said the suspects had stolen a telehandler from a farm to ram-raid an ATM at a Spar store (Lincolnshire Police)
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Officers said the suspects had stolen a telehandler from a farm to ram-raid an ATM at a Spar store (Lincolnshire Police)

A telehandler which had reportedly been stolen from a farm in the Peterborough area was used as part of an ATM ram-raid just after Christmas. Lincolnshire Police said four suspected thieves - wearing...

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