Raiders try to blast open cash machine using 'explosive device'

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Postby dutchman » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:52 pm

Cash machine blown from wall with explosives during Arley raid – police hunt gang

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OFFICERS are appealing for information after a cash machine was blown from the shop wall with EXPLOSIVES during a brazen raid in Arley.

Warwickshire Police is appealing for witnesses after the gang detonated the charges and stole a quantity of cash from the ATM at the Co-op in Gun Hill, New Arley during the early hours of the morning (September 8).

The incident, which shook nearby homes, happened at around 1.31am and cops believe residents hold vital information.

Detective Constable Matthew Bird added: "We believe there were three offenders and that they left the scene in a black Audi A3.

"There was a small explosion that people in the local area may have heard and they may have seen something suspicious."

An eye-witness, who lived nearby, described the blast as similar to a bomb.

They said: "The New Arley Co-op cashpoint machine has just been ripped out of the wall following a loud explosion in the village. It sounded like a bomb of some sort.

"They've made a right mess of it."

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help police with their enquiries should call 101 and quote incident 26 of September 8.

Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org

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Cash point gang steal thousands from Nuneaton store

Postby dutchman » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:26 pm

Cash point gang steal thousands from Nuneaton store

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Hundreds of thousands of pounds were stolen during a smash and grab of a cash machine at a store in Nuneaton .

Unconfirmed reports suggest that £100,000 was taken from the ATM inside the Co-op in Galley Common.

Raiders forced their way into the Chesterton Drive-based store at around 4.10am on Saturday, October 21 and targeted a stand-alone cash point.

They prized their way into the machine and stole what is believed to be the huge sum of money before fleeing the area.

Police believe the gang got into a dark-coloured three door saloon getaway car.

Investigations are ongoing to trace the suspects and Police Staff Investigator (PSI) Adrian Clark of Warwickshire Police said: "A thorough investigation is underway and officers are conducting extensive enquiries in order to locate the offenders.

"We would like to hear from anyone who has information about this incident, or who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area at the time.

"Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area at the time, is urged to contact Warwickshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 72 of 21 October 2017.”

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"Thousands", "hundreds of thousands", how about "millions"? :clown:
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Cash machine bulldozed in Coventry raid

Postby dutchman » Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:39 pm

Thieves used a bulldozer to steal a cash machine at a supermarket, leaving the building with structural damage

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A group of two or three raiders used the bulldozer to remove the machine and then loaded it into a white vehicle which they used to escape.

The Co-operative food store in Alfall Road, Coventry, was raided at about 00:25 BST on Saturday.

The shop remains cordoned off while structural engineers assess damage to the building.

Police urged witnesses to come forward.

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Raiders target ATM and steal £44,000 in just NINE minutes

Postby dutchman » Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:55 am

Police need to hear from any witnesses

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Raiders took just NINE minutes to use power tools to steal a cash point with £44,000 inside from a Nuneaton petrol station site.

They forced their way into a side door at Red Rooster Chicken, based on Central Avenue Service Station, and then used power tools to get to the back of a ATM machine.

The thieves them took the cashbox, which contained £44,000, and fled the scene.

Police later found the empty cash point in nearby Bottrill Street.

Investigations are now ongoing to trace the suspects, who struck in the space of just nine minutes, between 10.42pm and 10.51pm on Tuesday night (November 21).

There was a police presence around the petrol station area yesterday afternoon and CCTV footage taken in the area is currently being examined.

But officers are also keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time or who saw anything suspicious.

Anyone with any information should call police on 101, quoting incident number 129 of November 21, or the Crimestoppers hotline, which is free to call from a landline and confidential, on 0800 555 111.

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As if anyone in Nuneaton is going to grass them up? :rolling:
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Raiders try to blast open cash machine using 'explosive device'

Postby dutchman » Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:07 pm

Attack at building society in Kenilworth is latest in a long list of ATM raids arcoss Warwickshire

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Raiders tried to blast open a cash machine using an “explosive device” in the latest in a long line of attacks on ATMs around Warwickshire.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the failed raid at the Nationwide Building Society in Kenilworth in the early hours of this morning.

The branch on Warwick Road was targeted at around 2.10am today and a black VW Golf was spotted driving away from the scene, along with two motorcycles.

In a statement, a Warwickshire Police spokesperson said: “Investigating officers are appealing for witnesses after an attempted theft of an ATM machine in Kenilworth.

“It is reported that the incident occurred around 2.10am in the early hours of this morning (Monday, 4 December) at a Nationwide branch on Warwick Road.

“The offenders have used an explosive device to force entry into the ATM machine, however, they have been unsuccessful and made off from the scene. Nothing else was taken.

“A black VW Golf has been seen driving away from the scene, along with two men seen to ride off on two motorcycles.

“Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or seen the details of the VW Gold registration, or had seen any suspicious activity earlier in the day. Please call Warwickshire Police on 101, quoting 20 of 4 December 2017.”

In recent months, a large number of ATM raids have been reported, in Coventry, Warwickshire and the wider Midlands.

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Re: Raiders try to blast open cash machine using 'explosive device'

Postby dutchman » Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:08 am

ATM blown up just yards from previously targeted machine in Rugby

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Police are on the lookout for raiders who blasted open an ATM machine in Rugby in the early hours of Friday.

It is yet another ATM heist in the region in the last year, and the second on the very same street.

Emergency services were called to the Post Office on High Street, Hillmorton , at around 4.20am on Friday morning, following reports of an explosion.

Police have confirmed that suspects blew up the ATM machine at the Post Office, before making off with a quantity of money.

Just three months ago, brazen thieves ripped an ATM out from the wall of the Co-op convenience store located yards away from the Post Office, making this the second incident in just one stretch of the street.

At this time, it is not known which direction the thieves fled in, though officers believe that they may have gone down the alleyway adjacent to the post office in the direction of Roper Road and School Street.

Detective Sergeant Rhys Bower said: “This incident highlights an extremely dangerous tactic in targeting ATM machines, which clearly put members of the public at risk. The techniques used by the people involved in this burglary are reckless in the extreme and it is only through good fortune that no-one was hurt.

“We are keen to speak to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in and around High Street in the early hours, or if you were passing and have any dash cam footage we would like to hear from you.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 33 of 16 February. You can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously and for free on 0800 555 111.

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Re: Raiders try to blast open cash machine using 'explosive device'

Postby dutchman » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:05 pm

Gang who raided £250k from cash machines jailed

FIVE men who stole cash machines in attacks around the West Midlands have been jailed.

The gang raided cash machines at hospitals, railway stations and cafes, taking £250,000 by ripping out machines tying a loading strap to a truck.

Shane Stajsavlijevic, 36, of Hermes Crescent, Henley Green, Coventry, was jailed for seven years and two months; Craig Matthews, 42, of Benmore Avenue, Edgbaston, Birmingham was jailed for eight years and seven months; David Bradley, 28, of Wappenbury Road, Wood End, Coventry, was given five years; Kenneth Bourne, 38, of Nuneaton Road, Fillongley, was jailed for six years and Charlie Ward, 27, of Pepys Corner, Tile Hill, Coventry, was handed five years by the judge at Birmingham Crown Court.

The gang’s first attack used cutting equipment to break into a Spar store in Tamworth to rip out the cash machine, on March 15 last year. In September 2018 they broke through bollards to get into Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park, where they dragged a cash machine from the Midlands Arts Centre.

Days later, on September 29, the group destroyed the inside of a Post Office in Lichfield by dragging out a cash machine, after attempting to block security cameras with tape.

In a terrifying raid on October 17 last year, the gang donned balaclavas before they walked into Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth hospital, loaded a cash machine onto a trolley and walked out, passing staff and patients.

They tried to strike again at a cash and carry in Birmingham, on January 27, but were disturbed by security guards who narrowly missed being hit by the gang’s van.

Police analysis of security footage, forensics and phones netted the group. Detectives from West Midlands police said their downfall started when the men were forced to abandon a Transit van they were using as a getaway vehicle, following a pursuit.

Forensic tests on that, and fingerprints left on a trolley they’d dumped at one crime scene, helped police identify suspects. Ringleader Craig Matthews, who has 19 previous convictions spanning 49 offences, left his DNA on a piece of tape used to cover cameras in Lichfield.

He was also linked to a registration plate on one of the vans.

Police uncovered CCTV of him examining a cash machine while unsuspecting passengers went about their business at Rugby train station.

The gang was arrested at the beginning of this year and went on to admit conspiracy to commit commercial burglary.

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