16/01/2025

ATM Stolen During Newtownabbey Service Station Robbery

Detectives are investigating the theft of an ATM machine from a service station in Newtownabbey in the early hours of this morning.

Police received a report that the ATM, located on the Mallusk Road, had been damaged, and a part containing a sum of cash was removed sometime between 1am and 2am.
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Detective Inspector Lenaghan said: "I am appealing to any businesses in the area to check their CCTV and also to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and witnessed the incident or to anyone with dash-cam other footage that could assist with our enquiries to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 142 16/01/25.

"A report can be made online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/."

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