A gang escaped with thousands of pounds in an Easter cash machine raid. It is thought the criminals were expecting the device to be full ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.
Four offenders armed with sledgehammers and an angle grinder targeted the ATM at the Nisa Local Store in Longshaw Street, Dallam, Warrington, at 2.40am today. (Good Friday). Cops were on the scene within minutes after being tipped off but the gang rammed a police vehicle to get away.
In a statement Cheshire Constabulary said: "The incident was reported to the police and officers swiftly arrived at the scene. At that point the offenders rammed the officers’ police car with a white Ford Transit van.
