Ram raiders target Peterborough Co-op store
A Peterborough store was hit by ram raiders in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The raid happened at the Co-op on Oundle Road, near Botolph Green, at around 3.40am on Sunday, October 20.
However, the raiders left empty handed after officers arrived on the scene quickly.
The store was badly damaged and was closed on Sunday.
Now an appeal has gone out to try and catch the culprits.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 3.43am on Sunday morning (19 October) to reports of an attempted ATM theft underway at Co-Op in Oundle Road. Officers were on scene in under three minutes; however, the suspects had left the area empty-handed. An investigation is ongoing.”
The store is open today – but the front has been boarded up.
A spokesperson for Co-op said that there was an ;unsuccessful attack on the community’s ATM’ in the early hours (approximately 3:45am) of Sunday morning (Sunday, 19 October)
The spokesperson thanked the Police for the speed of their response.
They said: “The store remained closed temporarily to allow Police to investigate, and for any repairs to be assessed and carried out. We appeal for anyone with information to come forward to Police.
“The store re-opened at 7am this morning (Monday, 20 October) to serve the community.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police, either by their website or by calling 101.