The ATM was stolen from Co-op in Barry Road, Carnoustie
Five men from England have been charged with involvement in serious organised crime after a cash machine was stolen in a raid in a Scottish town.
The men from Liverpool and Birmingham appeared in court following the theft of an ATM from a shop in Carnoustie, Angus.
The ATM was taken at 04:30 on Friday.
The suspects were later detained at the Westway Retail Park in Arbroath. Officers stopped a car by shooting out its tyres.
Anthony Conroy, 28, Andrew White, 26, Nanu Miah, 27, Robin Vaughn, 43, and Carl Cavanagh, 32, have all been charged with the theft of a vehicle and its contents and involvement in serious organised crime.
They are all from Liverpool except Miah, from Birmingham, who faces further charges under the Road Traffic Act including dangerous driving.
The men made no plea or declaration when they appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court and were remanded in custody.
There was a police presence at the Westway Retail Park in Arbroath
- Published12 February 2016
