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The recent theft of 3 ATMS from Moira and Antrim has raised concerns among Northern Ireland's retail community.
Early this morning a digger was used to remove a cash machine from a filling station on the Glenavy Road.
In a similar incident yesterday - two ATMs were taken from an Asda store - on the Ballymena Road.
Retail NI's Chief Executive Glynn Roberts wants to meet with the PSNI in the coming days to discuss the issue.
He's outlined his concerns to Q Radio:
Detectives investigating an ATM theft from a filling station at Glenavy Road, Moira this morning. A digger, taken from a nearby site was used before being set alight. The roof of the garage was also alight. Police believe incident may be linked to ATM theft in Antrim on Thursday
— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) 2 February 2019
Detective Constable Martin said:
“Shortly after 3:05am, it was reported that a number of males using a digger removed an ATM machine from a filling station in the area. The digger, which is believed to have been taken from a nearby location close to the property was set alight following the incident. The roof of the garage was also set alight, as colleagues from Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service attended the scene and extinguished the fire. Both the digger and the roof of the garage were extensively damaged.
“Enquiries are continuing and we are investigating a possible link between this incident and an ATM theft from the Ballymena Road, Antrim on Friday 31st January.
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