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| Thieves dig tunnel to steal £80k from Salford cash machine | |
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| Thieves who built a 50ft (15m) tunnel to a cash machine in Salford got away with more than £80,000. | |
| The theft happened on Friday at Tesco on Liverpool Road, Eccles, between midnight and 06:00 GMT, police said. | The theft happened on Friday at Tesco on Liverpool Road, Eccles, between midnight and 06:00 GMT, police said. |
| The raiders tunnelled under nearby wasteland overnight and into the shop, where they stole cash boxes. They then escaped back through the tunnel. | The raiders tunnelled under nearby wasteland overnight and into the shop, where they stole cash boxes. They then escaped back through the tunnel. |
| Police said they were looking for "people acting suspiciously, possibly covered in soil". | |
| Officers believe the thieves may have spent a number of months digging the tunnel because of the complex nature of its structure. | Officers believe the thieves may have spent a number of months digging the tunnel because of the complex nature of its structure. |
| Det Sgt Mark Toker, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "These people had obviously spent a long time plotting this crime and I doubt they would have been able to keep their plans secret for all that time, without telling others about their elaborate scheme." | Det Sgt Mark Toker, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "These people had obviously spent a long time plotting this crime and I doubt they would have been able to keep their plans secret for all that time, without telling others about their elaborate scheme." |
| Police said they did not yet know if the incident was connected to a similar raid at Blockbuster in Fallowfield Shopping Precinct in January 2012. | Police said they did not yet know if the incident was connected to a similar raid at Blockbuster in Fallowfield Shopping Precinct in January 2012. |
| Raiders escaped with £6,000 after the raid that echoed a storyline from the Channel 4 show Shameless. | Raiders escaped with £6,000 after the raid that echoed a storyline from the Channel 4 show Shameless. |
| Police believe that same gang carried out a similar raid in 2007. | Police believe that same gang carried out a similar raid in 2007. |
| There have been no arrests in either case. | There have been no arrests in either case. |