Four masked men try to steal a cash machine from Co-op supermarket in Harrogate

Four masked men broke into a Harrogate supermarket and tried to steal the cash machine prompting a call for the police helicopter to be drafted in.
By Emma Ryan
Published 11th Mar 2022, 17:20 BST

Police were alerted by security at the Co-op, on Skipton Road in Harrogate, to four thieves having broken through the front door of the store and being inside attempting to remove the cash machine.

Officers were despatched immediately, along with the police helicopter, and in the meantime the four masked men had failed to remove the cash machine but managed to steal money from it.

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Eyewitnesses said they made their getaway in a small dark car, possibly a Volkswagen Golf, and headed in the direction of New Park roundabout, but despite the police presence and helicopter support, no further sightings of the vehicle were made.

Police were alerted by security at the Co-op, on Skipton Road in Harrogate, to four thieves having broken through the front door of the store and being inside attempting to remove the cash machine.Police were alerted by security at the Co-op, on Skipton Road in Harrogate, to four thieves having broken through the front door of the store and being inside attempting to remove the cash machine.
Police were alerted by security at the Co-op, on Skipton Road in Harrogate, to four thieves having broken through the front door of the store and being inside attempting to remove the cash machine.
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