Bank robbers in North Devon
RAMRAIDERS used a stolen forklift truck during a daring smash-and-grab raid on a bank in a North Devon market town.
The robbers smashed into the Natwest bank in Bridge Street, Hatherleigh, at 3.15am on Saturday, police said.
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Ramraiders used a forklift truck to break into the NatWest bank at Hatherleigh.
It was not yet known how much money was stolen.
Police said: "A stolen red Manitou forklift vehicle was used to penetrate the building and then pull the ATM from the wall in order to gain access to it.
"The offenders made off from the scene in an unknown vehicle.
"There were possibly three males involved who were dressed in reflective clothing and may have been wearing hard hats."
The Manitou was stolen from the Bideford area some time between Thursday evening and early Friday morning.
Builders were busy ensuring the bank was safe on Saturday afternoon and scaffolding was being put in place.
Police are appealing for witness who might have seen the forklift or anyone acting suspiciously near the bank in recent weeks.
● Anyone with information can phone 08452 777444.
8 Comments
by KEJ WEBSTER, Devon
Wednesday, February 24 2010, 3:12PM
“Well I doubt they would want to be having to fill it up everyday, given the paper work involved and the inconvience, I think it is more of a case of when they last uploaded it and when it got done over.”
by Andy, north devon
Wednesday, February 24 2010, 11:55AM
“Does anyone actually believe there was 100 thousand in it at the time? This is hatherleigh not a city centre!! Doubt if this one gives out 100 grand a year!!”
by Me, Barnstaple
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 11:07AM
“Now maybe the banks know how it feels to be robbed...it's a thing they do to us on a daily basis!!! Although I do not support crime the banks are greedy grabbing rip off merchants!!”
by Webster, Devon
Sunday, February 21 2010, 6:42PM
“A lot of effort to steal it, well with a potential of up to average 100,000K payoff it's all
in a days work, beats slogging 50 years of your life to work right up to death doors and to
give half your income to the greedy pigs gov/councils, to then just pay a death tax on your
death, come on peeps, work it out. It's not wrong, its common sense! Only those that have
reigns on you want you to belieive its wrong because it doesn't fit their ideolgy of control
and cashing in from your life time of slavery at the behest of *THEIR* realm.”
by KEJ WEBSTER, UK
Sunday, February 21 2010, 6:40PM
“A lot of effort to steal it, well with a potential of up to average 100,000K payoff it's all in a days work, beats slogging 50 years of your life to work right up to death doors and to give half your income to the greedy pigs gov/councils, to then just pay a death tax on your death, come on peeps, work it out. It's not wrong, its common sense! Only those that have reigns on you want you to belieive its wrong because it doesn't fit their ideolgy of control and cashing in from your life time of slavery.”
by lloyd holt, devon
Sunday, February 21 2010, 5:04PM
“it was taken from the site i work on in bideford, they went though alot of effort to steal it,”
by Big T Comedian, Combe Martin
Sunday, February 21 2010, 9:44AM
“I see that Hatherleigh has a new "hole in the wall" at its Nat West Bank.
Nat West have been stealing from me for years so I say well done to the tea leaves.
knowing Nat West, they will try to claim for all damages from the legal owner of the fork lift truck through his insurance!”
by Read it all!!, Amazed
Saturday, February 20 2010, 3:33PM
“Well is this what it has now come down to with post on this website.
An idiot who is actually congratulating bank robbers for a job well done, i really have read it all.”