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Raider uses mechanical digger to remove cash machine from bank
A raider used a mechanical digger to try to rip a cash machine out of the wall of a bank, while nearby residents slept straight through it.
After failing to get the cash machine free from the building, the man drove off in the digger, before abandoning it in a nearby field
Police officers believe the large JCB digger was used to drive into the ATM at Barclays Bank in Barretts Lane, Needham Market at around 3.30am yesterday, leaving a gaping hole in the building.
After failing to get the cash machine free from the building, the man, who wearing a baseball cap, then drove off in the digger, before abandoning it in a nearby field.
One resident living just feet from the bank, who declined to give their name, said: "The thud of a massive box hitting the ground I thought would make some noise, but we heard nothing."
The road has been closed while an investigation takes place and engineers check the structure of the bank.
Police are hunting a white man wearing a baseball cap.
Article from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...-digger-to-remove-cash-machine-from-bank.html
A raider used a mechanical digger to try to rip a cash machine out of the wall of a bank, while nearby residents slept straight through it.
After failing to get the cash machine free from the building, the man drove off in the digger, before abandoning it in a nearby field
Police officers believe the large JCB digger was used to drive into the ATM at Barclays Bank in Barretts Lane, Needham Market at around 3.30am yesterday, leaving a gaping hole in the building.
After failing to get the cash machine free from the building, the man, who wearing a baseball cap, then drove off in the digger, before abandoning it in a nearby field.
One resident living just feet from the bank, who declined to give their name, said: "The thud of a massive box hitting the ground I thought would make some noise, but we heard nothing."
The road has been closed while an investigation takes place and engineers check the structure of the bank.
Police are hunting a white man wearing a baseball cap.
Article from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...-digger-to-remove-cash-machine-from-bank.html