Crooks smash into cashpoint
THIEVES smashed up a cash machine and fled with the contents during an early-morning raid.
Police were called to the Co-op supermarket, on Church Road in Gatley, Stockport, shortly before 3.15am yesterday.
When officers arrived they discovered an amount of money had been ripped from the ATM in the shop wall.
Co-op was forced to close yesterday morning and images from the scene showed the cash machine hanging from the wall.
It’s unknown exactly how the cashpoint was damaged badly enough to take the money inside, but police have launched an investigation and have appealed for any witnesses to come forward. No arrests have yet been made. A police spokesman said: “Shortly before 3.15am on Friday, August 24, police were called to a Co-op on Church Road in Gatley.
“Officers attended and established that a quantity of cash had been stolen from the cash machine.
“An immediate area search was carried out but so far no arrests have been made. Inquiries are ongoing.”
A spokesman for the Co-op said: “There was an incident at our store on Church Road, Gatley, in the early hours of yesterday morning.
“Police are investigating, and we appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
“We expect the store to re-open soon to serve the community.”
Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting reference number 221 of August 24 – or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.