Cordon in place after Linton High Street Co-op targeted in ram-raid

A police car and a police scientific support unit van were still at the scene on Monday afternoon Three men in balaclavas attempted to steal from Linton Co-op's ATM in a failed early-morning ram-raid. The incident on High Street took place at 01.10am on Monday morning (October 23) and a police cordon was still in place at 12.30pm.

A police spokesperson said: "At 01:10am, three men wearing balaclavas targeted the Co-op store's ATM, using a Toyota Hi-Lux with false plates to smash the front of the shop. The men were unsuccessful and left the location with no cash, leaving the Hi-Lux at the scene and making off in a silver Golf Type R. "We're continuing our presence in the area today, with a scene in place to preserve evidence while investigations are ongoing.

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We urge anyone with information to come forward and assist in our appeal.

"If you have valuable information, please get in touch with us via web chat[3], quoting incident 23102023-0019, or contact us on 101 if you don't have internet access."

A police car and a police scientific support unit van were at the scene at around 12.30pm, when the photos below were taken:

References

  1. ^ Early hours raid on St Ives Co-op sees burglars force way into shop (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
  2. ^ The moment armed police arrest Stephen Alderton just hours after he gunned down Cambs father and son (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
  3. ^ web chat (www.cambs.police.uk)