Cash machine recovered
1:03pm Tue Feb 07, 2012
A cash machine that was ripped from a wall at a Bingham bank using a tractor, has been recovered by police.
The machine, belonging to the NatWest bank, was found at a farm building in Kegworth, Leicestershire, yesterday morning.
It had been broken into and all the cash stolen.
A Land Rover Defender, stolen from Lincolnshire, and a large trailer, stolen from Lowdham, were also abandoned at the farm building.
The tractor, which was stolen from Cropwell Butler, was abandoned in the Market Place following the incident which took place at around 2.40am on Monday.
Police, who have released CCTV footage of the incident, believe the tractor was driven directly from Cropwell Butler to Bingham.
It is thought the culprits may have driven the Land Rover and the attached trailer through a number of rural villages between Bingham and Kegworth, including Cotgrave, Wysall, Bunny and East Leake.
The Land Rover Defender was blue in colour and had an open back. The trailer was open-sided and had a caged rear.
Sergeant Steve Wragg, from Beeston CID, said: "It would have been an unusual sight to see the vehicle towing such a large trailer through quiet, rural villages in the early hours of the morning.
"Anyone who saw the vehicle may hold vital information which could help us find the people responsible for this incident.
"It appears the offenders stole at least two vehicles in the lead up to the theft, and clearly have no regard for the destruction they left behind - help us find them before they cause even more damage."
There were initially concerns over the structural safety of the building, but has now been found to be safe.
Anyone with information should contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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