Two charged in connection with ATM attacks

Two men were yesterday (November 23) charged in connection with ATM attacks, including one in Cambridgeshire.

Charlie Smith, 31, of Mere Lane, Bitteswell, Lutterworth and 36-year-old Alfie Adams, of Bickershaw Lane, Wigan, have both been charged with four counts of burglary and one count of theft.

The charges relate to:

• Burglary at the Co-operative store in Cosby, Leicestershire, on Tuesday 21 November
• Burglary at the Co-operative store in Bignal Court, Kettering, Northamptonshire, on Tuesday 21 November
• Theft of a motor vehicle in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, between Monday 20 November and Thursday 23 November
• Burglary at Tesco Express, London Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, on Wednesday 22 November
• Burglary at the Co-operative store in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, on Wednesday 22 November

Both men were remanded in custody to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court this morning (24 November).

Two women, aged 29 and 38, arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act, have been released from custody under investigation.