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POLICE IN NORTHERN Ireland are investigating after thieves attempted to steal an ATM in Co Tyrone in the early hours of this morning.
Thieves stole a piece of plant machinery in a bid to remove the ATM from a shop on Old Mountfield Road in Omagh at around 4am.
Police believe the machinery was stolen from a building site a short distance away, and was set on fire immediately after the incident.
“I am keen to trace the movements of a dark-coloured Volkswagen Passat which headed towards Cookstown, and I would appeal to anyone who believes they may have seen this vehicle around this time, or prior to when the incident was reported, to call us,” Detective Sergeant Robinson.
Anyone who was in the area around this time and saw any suspicious activity, or anyone who has information about this crime, has been asked to call detectives on 101, quoting reference 243 of 06/01/19.
Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Check to see who is out on bail, that will narrow the search.
@Rodger 5: Not really, most are out on bail anyway
There is no REAL punishment for Thieves, or any lawbreakers.Gail is not.
@Michael Bannon: punishment is depriving one of their liberty but unless serious consideration is given to rehabilitation of criminals nothing will change.
@Mjhint: rehabillitation ! What a word …. these characters who borrow diggers to take money from atms can not be rehabillitated. Their rared this way, a little bit of jail is no problem for them.
@Derek Trotter: ‘rared’ what a word. Check reared in the dictionary
I think they were a manitou sort for this job
@Robbie Carroll: short
@Robbie Carroll: very, very good.
ATM machine literally under the tree at spar
That’s a forklift, not a digger
@Kieran Stafford: there’s a bucket on the front for digging
@Kieran Stafford: its a load all
@Toby Fish: it’s still a forklift
@Kieran Stafford: you are a forklift
@Kieran Stafford: it’s a teleporter, forklifts have a vertical mast teleporters have a telescopic boom for applications a forklift can’t reach.
@Toby Fish: brilliant
@Kieran Stafford: it’s a teleporter son
The more violent and out of control this island becomes the better. More crime please
@Toby Fish: Maybe it was just a yellow vest protest.
@Juan Fangio: maybe it was. It doesn’t matter who did it though. Just keep doing it
@Toby Fish: Why?
Robbing an atm on a Sunday morning? Probably nothing in the thing. Gobsh*ites
Was there even a banksman around when they were using this machinery
Atm machines seem fairly easy to remove from buildings.
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