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Cash machine stolen in Post Office ram-raid

Neve Gordon-Farleigh
News imageTom Jackson/BBC Damage to the front of Chatteris Post Office on High Street in the town. There is a police cordon in place with police tape around the front of the shop. Inside the cordon is two police officers. There is damage and debris from the shop splayed out onto the road.Tom Jackson/BBC
Cambridgeshire Police was called following reports of a ram-raid where an ATM was taken at about 02:00 GMT

A cash machine has been stolen leaving damage strewn across a High Street following a Post Office ram-raid in the early hours of the morning.

Cambridgeshire Police said it was called to Chatteris, where an money-vending facility was taken at about 02:00 GMT.

It said specialist scenes of crime officers were in the town centre and an investigation was ongoing.

Cambridgeshire County Council said on X, that the High Street was closed and urged people to seek alternative routes.

News imageTom Jackson/BBC A yellow and blue police van behind cones and a "POLICE SLOW" sign across a road. A garage with a a blue canopy out front is in the background.Tom Jackson/BBC
The High Street was closed off by police and motorists were advised to seek alternative routes

Pictures shared on social media showed significant damage to the front of the Post Office.

Some pictures posted on social media showed a telehandler left at the junction of Old Auction Yard.

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