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| Digger used to rip ATM from bank | Digger used to rip ATM from bank |
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| Thieves have used a digger to steal an ATM from a bank in Crossmaglen. | Thieves have used a digger to steal an ATM from a bank in Crossmaglen. |
| It happened at about 0600 GMT on Saturday. The digger was used to pull the cash machine from the wall of the Bank of Ireland at The Square. | It happened at about 0600 GMT on Saturday. The digger was used to pull the cash machine from the wall of the Bank of Ireland at The Square. |
| The thieves burned the digger as well as a tractor and trailer used to transport it to the bank. | The thieves burned the digger as well as a tractor and trailer used to transport it to the bank. |
| SDLP councillor Geraldine Donnelly said it appeared the vehicles were used to block access from the nearby police station in the south Armagh village. | SDLP councillor Geraldine Donnelly said it appeared the vehicles were used to block access from the nearby police station in the south Armagh village. |
| The robbers took the ATM away in a flat-bed truck. | The robbers took the ATM away in a flat-bed truck. |
| It was the village's only cash machine, and Ms Donnelly said the robbery was "an attack on the entire community". | It was the village's only cash machine, and Ms Donnelly said the robbery was "an attack on the entire community". |
| "There's a huge hole in the wall, there's a large digger in the Square which has been burned out and abandoned and at the other end blocking the Cullaville Road is a low-loader which has also been burned out," she said. | "There's a huge hole in the wall, there's a large digger in the Square which has been burned out and abandoned and at the other end blocking the Cullaville Road is a low-loader which has also been burned out," she said. |
| The tractor used in the robbery was abandoned near the police station | The tractor used in the robbery was abandoned near the police station |
| "I'd imagine they were blocking the police from attempting to come to the scene - it was a way of making sure they had a clear run." | "I'd imagine they were blocking the police from attempting to come to the scene - it was a way of making sure they had a clear run." |
| The robbery took place just metres from the police station, and Sinn Fein councillor Terry Hearty questioned the police's response. | The robbery took place just metres from the police station, and Sinn Fein councillor Terry Hearty questioned the police's response. |
| "People have been talking about incompetence, that they are not interested," he said. | "People have been talking about incompetence, that they are not interested," he said. |
| Police said they were committed to ending ATM robberies and were following a number of lines of inquiry. | Police said they were committed to ending ATM robberies and were following a number of lines of inquiry. |
| Police believe the digger and tractor were stolen on Thursday night in Ardee, County Louth. | Police believe the digger and tractor were stolen on Thursday night in Ardee, County Louth. |
| Detectives in Newry have appealed for anyone who saw the green John Deere tractor or orange Fiat Hitachi track digger to contact them. | Detectives in Newry have appealed for anyone who saw the green John Deere tractor or orange Fiat Hitachi track digger to contact them. |
| Thirteen cash machines have been stolen across Northern Ireland over the last year. | Thirteen cash machines have been stolen across Northern Ireland over the last year. |
| A reward of up to £25,000 has been offered for anyone who can help catch the criminals targeting cash machines in Northern Ireland. | A reward of up to £25,000 has been offered for anyone who can help catch the criminals targeting cash machines in Northern Ireland. |
| The money has been offered by Link, the operator of the UK's cash machine network. | The money has been offered by Link, the operator of the UK's cash machine network. |
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| Thieves use a digger to pull an ATM from the wall of a bank in the south Armagh village of Crossmaglen. |