Would-be thieves try to nab station cash machine

Would-be thieves tried to steal a cash machine from a supermarket petrol station over the weekend.

The incident took place between 2.30am and 4.30am on Saturday at the Asda petrol station, in Yoden Way, Peterlee town centre.

Peterlee police have now issued an appeal to trace those responsible for the attempted robbery.

In a post on the organisation’sFacebookpageDetCon John Forster, from Peterlee CID, said: “Please don’t dismiss anything unusual that you might have seen in the area.

“If you saw people or vehicles around the stated times, please get in touch with us.”

Those with any information relating to the incident should contact Durham Police on 101, quoting incident number 52 of January 5.