Thieves use JCB digger to steal cash machine from shop wall

An investigation is underway after thieves used a JCB digger to steal a cash machine from a village shop.

It happened at 2.55am this morning (27 July) officers at the Co-op on New Road, Stoney Stanton.

A JCB digger was used to smash through the window, then grab the ATM from the inside the shop.

Investigators assess the scene on New Road. Credit: ITV News Central

The JCB had been stolen from Gilmorton earlier that night. It was left at the scene.

The suspects fled in another car, thought to either be a dark BMW or Mercedes Estate.

Detectives are investigating whether the incident is related to other raids across the county. Credit: ITV News Central

Detectives are investigating whether it is linked two other ram raids in Leicestershire. They happpened in Ashby on 10 July and Thringstone on 5 June.