Newry & Armagh Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy has condemned last night’s incident in which a mechanical digger was used to steal an ATM from a filing station between Bessbrook and Camlough.
Mr Kennedy said:
“I unreservedly condemn last night’s robbery in which a digger was used to rip a cash machine from the wall of a filling station on the Camlough Road close to Bessbrook.
“This is the second similar attack in six years on a well-respected family run business.
“To compound their crime, the robbers then set heavy machinery on fire in the middle of the Newry to Camlough Road, which created major traffic disruption on Friday morning.
“I would appeal to anyone who can assist the Police to catch those responsible, or who saw any suspicious activity in the Camlough Road, Bessbrook around 03:30 on Friday morning, to contract the Police immediately.”