Forklift used in cash machine raid

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- 5 Dec 2019 ( #952 ) - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
<1 min read
The crime scene and offending forklift. PHOTO: BBC
The crime scene and offending forklift. PHOTO: BBC
Police are investigating after a stolen forklift was used to tear a cash machine out of Martin's Newsagents in Keyworth last week.

When officers arrived at the newsagent, they found the cash machine had been taken.

The forklift, taken from a nearby farm, was abandoned at the scene and police confirmed major damage had been done to the structure of the building.

The shop's CCTV system had also been wrecked.
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