Gangs stealing powerful farm machinery to use in cash machine thefts

Devon police tell farmers to review security with rural forces across UK reporting thefts of machines such as telescopic handlers Criminal gangs are stealing powerful farm vehicles and using them to rip cash machines out of walls. Rural forces across the country are reporting that machines such as telescopic handlers - which typically have a fork-lift attachment on the end of an extendable boom - are being taken from farmyards by thieves targeting ATMs.