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Skelmanthorpe ATM raid: Police appeal over botched burglary

Marco Wade Co-Op in Commercial Road, SkelmanthorpeMarco Wade
The break-in at the Co-Op in Skelmanthorpe happened at about 04:00 BST

Police have appealed for information after thieves tried to steal a cash machine from a shop.

Raiders broke into the Co-Op in Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, at about 04:00 BST and tried to drag the ATM out with a vehicle.

However, the suspects were disturbed while they were in action and fled in a white hatchback towards Wakefield, according to West Yorkshire Police.

Officers asked anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.

Marco Wade Co-Op in Commercial Road, SkelmanthorpeMarco Wade
The thieves were disturbed before they could remove the cash machine

A police spokesperson said those involved may have been sprayed with "bluey purple dye" after the dye packs inside the machine were triggered during the attempted theft.

Marco Wade Co-Op in Commercial Road, SkelmanthorpeMarco Wade
Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to come forward
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