Ram-raiders smash into ATM

Ram-raiders struck at a newsagents in Sawtry causing serious damage to the front of the store. What is understood to be a stolen dark Volkswagen Golf/Seat arrived at Sawtry Post Office/J R Green Newsagents with men inside at 2.48am yesterday morning. A JCB arrived soon after followed by a silver Nissan Navara pick-up truck. The JCB smashed into the shop’s ATM seven times but the thieves were unable to break open the machine which remains in place. The JCB and Nissan Navara were left at the scene and officers are particularly keen to trace a high-powered dark car that fled towards Sawtry with three men inside. Newsagent John Green, who lives within 50 metres of shop, said: “There are a few cracks and it’s a repair job but it will be business as usual. “It’s a bit of inconvenience for the customers, but what can you do?” Anyone with information should call police on 101.