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.

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)