Cash taken as thieves target Leicester Co-op ATM

A Leicester supermarket is cordoned off today after thieves targeted an ATM overnight. Co-op in Sturdee Road was hit by a raid in the early hours of this morning.

Leicestershire Police say they received the report at 3.54am today, with Sturdee Road initially shut by emergency services . Officers attended where it was found damage had been caused to an ATM which was outside the front of the premises.

Damage had also been caused to a door at the premises. It is believed an amount of cash has been stolen from the machine.

A pensioner living nearby said she heard the sound of breaking glass and crashing noises this morning. The woman, who did not want to give her name, said: "I did hear a noise but I didn't get up to look because I've just had an operation on my leg - and there's always something going off with drunks banging around out there."

"There was a crash and then I heard glass break and the shop alarm was going off. When I got up this morning and opened the curtains I saw lots of police out there.

Sturdee Road has since reopened. But the car park off Sturdee Road and nearby Rye Close remain closed.

An investigation is ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident and officers are appealing to anyone with any information to come forward. Detective Sergeant Dan Lester said: “We have been carrying out a number of significant enquiries this morning to establish what has happened and how it has happened.

“The incident happened during the early hours of this morning but we are appealing to anyone who may have seen or heard anything which seemed unusual or caused you concern, to please make contact with us. Your information could help our enquiries. If you have heard anything since which may help our investigation, we also urge you to get in touch.

“Similarly, if you have any CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage from the area, please also check this and make contact with us. Thank you.” Anyone with any information can report online at www.leics.police.uk or call 101 quoting incident 23*700346.

References

1. ^{^} Police shut number of roads in Leicester due to 'incident' (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)