Major police update after men on e-bikes steal cash boxes containing £5,400 from Sainsbury's, St Annes

‘They used a manhole cover to gain entry through the glass door’

Lancashire Police are appealing for information after cash boxes containing thousands of pounds were stolen from Sainsbury’s in St Andrews Road North, St Annes.

The burglary happened at 10.38am on Tuesday October 20.

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A spokesperson for the force said: “It was reported that two men arrived at the Sainsbury’s car park on e-bikes and then used a manhole cover to gain entry through the glass door.

“It was reported that the men made off with four red cash boxes containing approximately £5,400, with the damage caused totalling approximately £4,000.

“Whilst we have been making enquiries since this was reported to us, we are now in a position to ask for your help.”

If you witnessed this incident, have any dashcam, doorbell, CCTV footage, or any information at all that could assist police with enquiries, please call 101 quoting log 1492 of October 20.

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