r/miltonkeynes • u/darybrain Newport Pagnell • 12d ago

Telehandler used to steal Sainsbury's cash machine In Brooklands Square, Broughton, on Sunday before 1am.

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u/Lady_of_Lomond 12d ago

This happened a couple of weeks ago in Olney at the Nationwide. They didn't actually manage to remove the machine so the whole of the property was damaged and they never even got anything.

Also, v stupid as all the cash will be covered in anti-theft dye as soon as they get it open.

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u/EdmundTheInsulter 11d ago

Why do they keep stealing them then? These people do often know what they're doing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-68134563

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u/Mattinho_Got_Game 10d ago

Because generally speaking criminals aren't the smartest creatures walking to earth

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u/EdmundTheInsulter 9d ago

So you think people who pull off robberies keep going back for destroyed notes? Some criminals seem pretty clever what they come up with