'˜Â£950 of cigarettes' and cash taken in early hours garage raid

A petrol station was broken into in the early hours of the morning, with cigarettes and money stolen, police said.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Oct 2018, 09:35 BST
Updated 1st Oct 2018, 10:47 BST
Skippool Service Station in Mains Lane, Poulton (Picture: Google Maps)Skippool Service Station in Mains Lane, Poulton (Picture: Google Maps)
Skippool Service Station in Mains Lane, Poulton (Picture: Google Maps)

Skippool Service Station in Mains Lane, Poulton, was targeted by at least one thief at around 2.40am on Saturday, when a glass door panel was smashed, a spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said.

Details of the incident were given this morning. Around £950 of cigarettes were estimated to have been taken, as was a cash tin. A value was not given.

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Police vans were seen parked outside the business at around 5.45am, when the alarm was still reportedly going off. A witness said she saw crime scene investigators there later on Saturday too.

Police appealed for witnesses to call 101, quoting 349 of Saturday, September 29, with any information.