Ramraiders smash into Tamworth Namco Strykers bowling alley in bid to steal ATM

An arcade and bowling alley was focused Journaltime.org a ramraid gang in Tamworth.

The crooks struck at Namco in Riverdrive; Tamworth at round 2.30am on Tuesday (August 10).

The gang arrived in a silver Nissan Navara pick-up and rammed the primary entrance doorways to the constructing.

Three males entered the lobby and smashed their manner into the primary constructing the place they tied a strap to the free standing money machine; inside with the opposite finish tied to the Navara. The strap snapped and so they left unload handed.

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Rob Cook dinner; operations supervisor at Namco Tamworth stated: “Sadly final  night time we had some hurt completed to the frontage of the positioning as some guys tried to acquire entry to the venue to attempt to grasp the ATM we acquire right here.

“They had been unable to however they nonetheless left some appreciable hurt within the course of. Nothing was taken; however we can be working immediately to attempt to mend it.

“Whereas that’s occurring we’re nonetheless buying and selling for many who want to go to.

“We’re buying and selling as ordinary however there are some trivial restrictions whereas we see to the incident.”

Police are investigating.

A spokesman confirmed: -Officers had been known as to experiences of a break-in at Strykers Pleasure Bowl on River Drive; Tamworth shortly following 2.30am on Tuesday morning.

-Vital hurt was triggered to the fore of the enterprise following a car was pushed into it. It’’s not believed something was taken however an investigation; together with the evaluation of CCTV; is now underway.

-Anybody with any info is requested to contact us quoting incident quantity 44 of 10 August.–

A Staffordshire Sensible Alert despatched out Journaltime.org PCSO John Horton says: “At roughly 2;30am this morning there was an tried theft of a money machine from Namco; Riverdrive.

“Offenders acquire arrived in a silver Nissan Navara pick-up; which turned out to be stolen from the Leicestershire space; and acquire rammed the primary entrance doorways to the constructing.

“Three offenders then entered the lobby and smashed their manner into the primary constructing the place they tied a strap to the free standing money machine inside with the opposite finish tied to the Navara.

“Sadly for the offenders the strap snapped and so they left unload handed in a gray Skoda Exquisite which was on cloned plates. The Navara was left behind on the scene which has been seized for forensics.

“It’s not believed that any try was made to acquire entry to the 2p coin pusher machine.

“If anybody has any info relating to this incident please contact Staffs Police on 101; digi 101; Fb or Twitter quoting incident quantity 0044 of 10/08/2021.”