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The Incident
In the early hours of Friday 3 October 2025, a serious burglary took place at the Co‑operative Food, Cropwell Bishop store on Nottingham Road in the village of Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire. At approximately 2:10 a.m., offenders used a digger to rip a cash machine from the wall of the shop.
The stolen machine was later recovered, but a quantity of cash was missing. A police cordon remained in place as investigations continued.
What happened
• According to the police, the thieves brought a digger to the scene and used it to remove the ATM unit from the storefront wall of the Co-op.
• The damage to the shop was described as “considerable”, indicating structural harm beyond just the cash machine removal.
• The police are appealing for information from witnesses: they are particularly interested in dash-cam or CCTV footage showing a digger and a red pick-up truck believed to be involved.
• The incident has been logged with the reference Incident number 35, 3 October 2025.
Impact on the community
For a village like Cropwell Bishop, the Co-op store is not just a convenience store—it hosts the local Post Office and offers essential services (including the cash machine) to many residents. The incident thus carries wider ramifications:
• Local councillor Neil Clarke (County Councillor for Bingham West) commended the Co-op for reopening swiftly and restoring the service to the village despite the damage.
• The local guide documents how the cash machine outside the Co-op is an important amenity for residents.
• The damage to the storefront and service disruption would likely have affected elderly or less mobile residents in particular, since alternatives (banks or other shops) may involve travel.
• The police have responded by stepping up neighbourhood patrols in the area to provide reassurance to local residents.
Wider context
This incident is part of a concerning trend in rural and semi-rural areas: heavy plant (diggers, telehandlers, JCBs) being used in ram-raid style attacks to steal ATMs from storefronts. For example:
• A similar attack in 2017 used a stolen JCB to pull a cash machine from a shop wall.
• Experts note that such machines are often targeted because they contain large amounts of cash, and the physical removal makes rapid get-away possible.
The Cropwell Bishop incident thus reflects vulnerabilities in rural retail environments: fewer nearby reinforcements, visibility challenges at night, and ready access to heavy machinery (whether stolen or rented).
What’s next
• The police investigation continues. Members of the public are encouraged to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 35 of 3 October 2025 if they have any information or relevant footage.
• The store has now reopened and is serving customers again, though rebuilding or repair work may still be ongoing.
• It may prompt the retailer and local authorities to reassess security at cash-machine sites, especially in more vulnerable locations.
In Summary
What started as a quiet early-morning in Cropwell Bishop turned into a dramatic scene: a digger pulling a cash machine out of a village Co-op store, the machine later recovered but cash missing, and a local landmark store damaged and temporarily disrupted. The incident underscores not just the cost of crime but the wider ripple effects on small communities.
Attached is a News article regarding cropwell cash machine ripped from a wall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5qje4q5zeo.amp
Article written and configured by Christopher Stanley
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