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News.com.au
15 hours ago
- News.com.au
Early morning ram raid leaves Melbourne convenience store in ruins
A convenience store in Melbourne's north was targeted in a failed ram raid early Saturday morning, as a car smashed through the front of the Preston shop before fleeing empty-handed. Police said a white Ford Ranger reversed into the glass doors of the store on Plenty Road at around 3:00am. The doors at Plenty Road Convenience were shattered in the attack but police said the offenders were unable to gain access, and nothing was stolen. Police confirmed the shop attendant, who was on site at the time, was not injured in the incident. The vehicle was last seen fleeing northbound on Plenty Road. Neighbouring businesses have been unable to open on Saturday morning due to fears of structural damage to the building after the incident.
The Sun
09-06-2025
- The Sun
Moment van driver ploughs into off-licence before making off with £11K of cigarettes & booze as shop crumbles around him
A BRAZEN thief used a stolen van to smash through a shop wall and steal thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes and alcohol. Shocking footage shows the moment Kayne Palmer, 33, rams into Bestwood Hill Food and Wine in Nottingham using a stolen vehicle in October 2023. 6 6 6 Stock and shelves fly across the room as the burglar reverses into the off license at speed. Brickwork continues to crumble around the van as Palmer nabs £8,000 worth of fags and booze. He can be seen on CCTV stuffing thousands of cigarettes into a bag before discovering it has a hole in the bottom. In a panic, Palmer then grabs a shopping basket which he uses to carry the stolen goods. He also swipes a till which he loads into the van before fleeing the scene. Palmer caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to the shop and stole £7,897 of cigarettes and alcohol, as well as £3,239 of cash. The frightened shop owners were upstairs at the time of the ram raid and were woken by the loud bang of the van smashing into the store. They called the police but by the time they got downstairs the crook had gone. Hours before the 5am raid, Palmer broke into a nearby house and stole keys to the work van along with a handbag and bank card. He carried out a 24-hour crime spree less than a month later, successfully breaking into five houses and attempting to force his way into another. He was finally caught when officers spotted him fence-hopping over gardens following an afternoon break-in in Bestwood, Nottingham. Palmer admitted to a series of offences, including eight burglaries, multiple counts of dangerous driving, assault and driving while disqualified. He was jailed for seven years at Nottingham Crown Court last Friday and was banned from driving for five-and-a-half years. Detective Inspector Julian Eminson-Ferry, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "He is a clear danger to society. "During his crime spree he stole a vehicle and drove dangerously, putting members of the public at risk. "He crashed into street furniture, people's property, and narrowly missed pedestrians, showing a blatant disregard for the safety of members of the public. "Palmer also stole another vehicle and used this in a ram raid of a locally owned shop. "Here he stole thousands of pounds worth of cash and products and destroyed the victim's shop, ruining their business and livelihood. "He didn't hide his offending and openly showed his face during the burglaries he committed. "This showed his desperation and flippancy about the offences he carried out, regardless of the detrimental impact on his victims." 6 6 6
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Ram raiders snatch cash machine from Devon Co-op store
A cash machine has been ripped out of a Co-op store by ram raiders in one of two early morning attacks in Devon, police have men using a Land Rover to batter down a Co-op shop front are thought to have been involved in one raid at Younghayes Road, Cranbrook, said the Devon and Cornwall cash machine was taken out of the shop at about 04:05 BST said police and the Land Rover was found abandoned said there was another attempted raid at a Co-op store in Buddle Lane, Exeter, at about 03:40 BST involving two dark-coloured vehicles believed to be a 4x4 and a BMW, which left the scene. A cordon has been put around the Cranbrook store while investigations take is thought the men in the Cranbrook raid left the scene in a different black car, possibly an Audi or a Mercedes, which may have false number plates.
The Sun
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
YouTube star has £30k Porsche stolen by crooks who used it as battering ram in brazen petrol station raid
A LUXURY Porsche was used as a battering ram by crooks in a brazen raid on a petrol station - just minutes after it was stolen from an MOT centre. The SUV, which belongs to used car dealer Joe Betty - known for his YouTube channel Shifting Metal - was stolen from a site in Highbridge, Somerset, and then used in a ram raid on a nearby Asda. 3 3 3 According to Car Dealer Mag, a group of men broke into the garage and took off with the Cayenne, as well as a Ford S-Max. Both cars were then driven to an Asda petrol station, where they were used as battering rams in an attempt to get inside. The Porsche, a high-end, V8 S Tiptronic S model from 2015 that's typically priced between £15,000 to £30,000, was purchased by Betty just days before the incident. He'd even lined up a buyer for it and had taken a deposit when he'd sent it for an MOT test. He said: 'I bought it from an auction on the Monday, we drove it back on the same day and incredibly it was one of those rare occasions in the motor trade where we'd taken a deposit and it was ready to go out when it was stolen on the Thursday night. 'We phoned the customer that morning, just letting them know. 'They are still trying to buy another car from us but it's finding the right car for them now, because it was a very nice spec model and had all the right things they wanted. 'I haven't seen it as it's currently at a recovery yard and I'm waiting to see what happens with the MOT centre and insurance. 'From what I could see [at the petrol station], it looked like it had lost engine oil. "Some rumours I'd heard from a couple of different places was that it was left running. Watch moment car thief boy, 9, sneaks into uninsured £135k PORSCHE to go on daring joyride - but it doesn't end well 'If that's the case then the engine will be no good anymore. 'The back end of the car I haven't seen unfortunately, because the last time I saw it had an Asda Express parked on it but I can't imagine it's great. 'I think it would probably be salvageable if it weren't for the engine. It would certainly be thousands of pounds of work, I would guess.' The damage occurred when the crooks reversed the Porsche into the main entrance of the store, before seemingly getting it stuck on a metal pillar. Meanwhile, the Ford was smashed into a smaller unit outside the store. The group later escaped the scene in a getaway vehicle which was on false plates. According to Betty, police took DNA evidence at the scene, but he doubts the gang will be found. He added: 'I think in the motor trade you kind of just get used to these weird and wonderful problems that you have. 'I'm quite nonchalant about it at the moment but I imagine, as it drags on and is just trickling in the background, it get more upsetting. 'It has made us think about our own security, I guess. 'We've had someone try to steal a car from the forecourt before. They smashed the window of a Fiesta ST, but set the alarm off and ran away but that's about it, really. 'We've been quite lucky up until now, in a sense but this has definitely tipped the scale. 'The police are working on it, but other than perhaps getting some DNA, which they've taken swabs from the scene, I don't think they've got much to go on, because everyone was wearing masks and the getaway car was on cloned plates. 'The footage that we had of them cutting into the MOT centre, they were so nonchalant about it that I think this is not their first rodeo. 'They've done it before and I don't think there's much hope of conviction coming to be honest.' A spokesperson for Somerset and Avon Police said: ''At 3.44am on Friday 23 May we received a report of a group of men trying to force entry to a building off the A371 in Locking. 'Officers arrived five minutes later and found the group had left the area after damaging the building. 'Officers carried out a search of the area, supported by a specialist dog team, but no one was located. 'A black Porsche Cayenne and a grey Ford S-Max were found damaged at the scene. Both vehicles are believed to have been stolen during a burglary in Commerce Way, Highbridge earlier in the night. 'The group of men are believed to have left the area in a blue Audi Q5. They were wearing black clothing and balaclavas. 'Anyone with information is asked to call 101, using the reference number 5225143650.'
BBC News
29-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Ram-raiders steal cash machine from Leicester Co-op store
A cash machine was stolen in a ram-raid on a Co-op store in Leicester, police have Police said they were called to the shop near the junction of London Road and Stoughton Road at about 03:30 BST on force said it was reported that a Mitsubishi Shogun had been driven at the front of the said they found the cash machine inside, which contained an unknown quantity of cash, had been stolen. Police said a group of men were reported to have left the area in a grey Misubishi was later found abandoned in nearby Elmsleigh Sgt Robert Smith said: "Our investigation is ongoing this morning and I'd like to speak to anyone who may have information that could help."While it happened in the early hours, the shop is on a main route in and out of the city and there may have been people in the area."
