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Ryan Smith

Tesco ATM theft police charge 26-year-old man

The PSNI has charged a man in connection with an ATM theft at a Tesco Extra on Friday morning.

The double ATM was stolen from the site in Antrim at around 3am.

A yellow digger appeared to have been used to prise the machine from its base, and they were recovered a few miles away on the Birch Hill Road.

Two men, aged 26 and 43, were arrested - and the former has been charged. The 46-year-old has been released on police bail.

Police and forensic experts at the scene in Antrim (Justin Kernoghan/Photopress)

A PSNI spokesman said: "Detectives investigating the theft of a double ATM machine from commercial premises in Antrim during the early hours of yesterday morning, Friday December 6, have charged a 26-year-old man with conspiracy to steal.

"He is expected to appear before Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday, December 9.

"As is normal procedure all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service."

Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Paul Michael, described the theft as "an attack on the whole community".

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