ATM theft, Burdell

Police have released vision and are appealing for witnesses after a person stole an automatic teller machine (ATM) from a shopping centre in Burdell this morning.

Around 3am, at a Main Street shopping centre, a person driving a front-end loader, knocked over the bollards and entered the shopping centre. The driver then used the front end-loader to pick up the ATM and left the scene.

The front end-loader and ATM were later located in the grounds of a Burdell primary school.

Anyone in the Burdell area who has CCTV footage or who may have seen a front end-loader driving through the streets around 3am is urged to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Quote this reference number: QP2000037436.