Cash machine ripped from the wall at Ripponden Road Co-op

The scene at the Moorside Co-op store this morning

Police are investigating after a cash machine was ripped from the wall of a shop in Moorside.

Officers were called to reports of a burglary at the Co-op store on Ripponden Road in the early hours of this morning.

GMP say offenders had stolen money from the ATM following the incident, which is believed to have happened around 4am.

Police say their enquiries are ongoing.

A spokesperson for GMP said: "Shortly after 4am on Wednesday morning, police were called to reports of a burglary at a shop on Ripponden Road.

"Officers attended and discovered that the offenders had stolen an amount of cash from the ATM.

"Enquiries are ongoing."

Anyone with information is being urged to contact police.

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