Bar Hill Tesco petrol station targeted in forklift ram-raid

30 May 2022

News image — A JCB forklift was used in the raid on a cash machine at the petrol station in Bar Hill

Jozef Hall/BBC JCB forklift at scene of ram-raid at Bar Hill Tesco — A JCB forklift was used in the raid on a cash machine at the petrol station in Bar Hill

Thieves used a JCB forklift in a ram-raid at a Tesco petrol station in the early hours of the morning.

Police said the cashpoint at the station at Bar Hill, near Cambridge, was targeted at about 03:00 BST.

A JCB forklift used in the raid was left on the forecourt.

Cambridgeshire Police said a man in his 20s had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit theft and remains in custody at Huntingdon police station.

Jozef Hall/BBC Police vehicles at scene of ram-raid at Tesco petrol station — The petrol station has been cordoned off

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