Thieves use forklift to rip out entire cash machine from Co-op store

A Co-op store has been destroyed aft thieves utilized a forklift to bargain a currency machine.

A way of demolition was near down astatine the Co-op store successful Addingham, West Yorkshire, conscionable earlier 2am connected Friday.

Locals said that a achromatic BMW car and achromatic van was besides progressive and the 2 vehicles near successful the absorption of Richmond.

Local Edward Fernández said: ‘This is crazy. Nothing similar this happens successful Addingham.

‘Everyone present is stunned. I unrecorded close circular the country and I had nary thought this was happening arsenic I slept. I conscionable went circular to get beverage this greeting and saw a monolithic spread successful the wall.

‘People are conscionable shocked that this could hap successful specified a peaceful village.’

In a video, 2 women are overheard disconnected camera whispering to each different and 1 says: ‘Oh my God they are bringing fractional the gathering down.’

The different pistillate says: ‘Ssh ‘cos you tin perceive them,’ portion tons of alarms and crashing tin beryllium heard.

The brace spot that the van belongs to a scaffolding steadfast and judge it is simply a stolen vehicle.

West Yorkshire Police said: ‘At 01.48 this greeting (7/2) constabulary were called to a ram raid burglary astatine the Coop connected Main Street, Addingham.

‘Witnesses reported 3 vehicles – a achromatic car, achromatic van and Telehandler had rammed into the beforehand of the store and stolen the currency machine.

‘The Telehandler was abandoned astatine the scene, the 2 different vehicles near the country successful the absorption of Richmond.

‘Enquiries into the incidental are ongoing, and a country remains successful place.

‘Local Neighbourhood Patrols volition beryllium successful country to supply reassurance.’

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