Three people arrested over Co Down ATM raid

Thieves used a shovel/bulldozer type vehicle stolen from a nearby quarry in a failed bid to rip the cash machine from the wall of Carlisles' filling station in Ballynahinch, Co Down, on Monday morning.It was one of a series of ATM raids on both sides of the border in recent days.

The suspects - aged 24, 25 and 26 - were arrested in the Saintfield area of Co Down today on suspicion of burglary, criminal damage endangering life with intent and aggravated vehicle taking causing damage to property. PSNI Detective Inspector Handley said: "The attempted ATM theft in Ballynahinch yesterday caused serious damage to the petrol station, which will have a significant economic impact on the business. A vital community resource that allows people to access cash instantly has also been impacted.

"The incident also had a widespread impact on the public as the Belfast Road was closed until yesterday evening." In the other ATM raids, a cash machine was stolen at some point over the weekend from inside a health centre at Knockbracken Healthcare Park in Saintfield Road, close to Belfast.Police in south Armagh are also investigating the theft of a Massey Ferguson tractor and low loader that were subsequently used in an attack on an ATM machine at Dunleer in Co Louth.

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