Would-be thieves used a vehicle to smash a shop front in a bid to steal a cash machine .
The Co-op store in Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway , was targeted just after midnight on Friday.
Members of the public reported hearing loud bangs and screeching car tyres in Glenesk Road .
Police believe a 4x4 was used to smash the shop front before an attempt was made to remove an ATM.
Detective Inspector William McDicken said: "We are looking for what is probably a badly damaged 4x4-type vehicle and a second vehicle appears to have been at the scene at the time of this crime.
"I would ask anyone to get in in touch if they saw any suspicious vehicles or people in the area of the Co-operative in Langholm, especially after the store closed around 10pm on Thursday, or indeed in the days leading up to this crime."
