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| 'Cheeky' thieves board-up London train station to steal cash machine during morning rush-hour | 'Cheeky' thieves board-up London train station to steal cash machine during morning rush-hour |
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| Hundreds of commuters were left stranded this morning at Enfield Chase station in north London when criminals posing as builders boarded-up the entrance and tried to steal a cash machine. | Hundreds of commuters were left stranded this morning at Enfield Chase station in north London when criminals posing as builders boarded-up the entrance and tried to steal a cash machine. |
| Police say the thieves were trying to hide their activities by making it look like they were construction workers. | Police say the thieves were trying to hide their activities by making it look like they were construction workers. |
| Around 200 commuters discovered what had happened after one of them decided to break through the plywood when the cash machine was found in the ticket hall, "completely destroyed". | Around 200 commuters discovered what had happened after one of them decided to break through the plywood when the cash machine was found in the ticket hall, "completely destroyed". |
| Eye-witnesses described how the would-be robbers had used power tools to try and remove the machine but had failed. | Eye-witnesses described how the would-be robbers had used power tools to try and remove the machine but had failed. |
| Café-owner, Gunter Hollenstein, 53, told the London Evening Standard: "The entrance to the station was boarded-up with plywood but there were no notices, which I thought was rather strange. | Café-owner, Gunter Hollenstein, 53, told the London Evening Standard: "The entrance to the station was boarded-up with plywood but there were no notices, which I thought was rather strange. |
| "Then I got in touch with British Transport Police and they knew nothing. | "Then I got in touch with British Transport Police and they knew nothing. |
| "Because nobody knew what was going on, one bloke got so fed-up he pushed his way through the boarded-up entrance and went up onto the platform. | "Because nobody knew what was going on, one bloke got so fed-up he pushed his way through the boarded-up entrance and went up onto the platform. |
| “He looked in the ticket hall and realised that they’d tried to take the cash machine out. They didn’t manage to open the safe, but the cash machine was completely destroyed. | “He looked in the ticket hall and realised that they’d tried to take the cash machine out. They didn’t manage to open the safe, but the cash machine was completely destroyed. |
| “We figured out that the culprits actually boarded the station up so they wouldn’t get disturbed.” | “We figured out that the culprits actually boarded the station up so they wouldn’t get disturbed.” |
| A Great Northern spokeswoman described what action was taken and said: “Passengers suffered a frustrating start to the week this morning following the break-in at Enfield Chase – a station used by 1.3 million people a year. | A Great Northern spokeswoman described what action was taken and said: “Passengers suffered a frustrating start to the week this morning following the break-in at Enfield Chase – a station used by 1.3 million people a year. |
| “None of our trains were able to stop there until 8am, but our staff worked hard to reopen the station as quickly as possible. | “None of our trains were able to stop there until 8am, but our staff worked hard to reopen the station as quickly as possible. |
| “The Metropolitan police are still on site investigating – alongside our maintenance team – who are assessing the damage which is likely to run into many thousands of pounds. | “The Metropolitan police are still on site investigating – alongside our maintenance team – who are assessing the damage which is likely to run into many thousands of pounds. |
| “The ticket office is closed so we have brought in extra staff to help passengers buy tickets from our ticket machines.” | “The ticket office is closed so we have brought in extra staff to help passengers buy tickets from our ticket machines.” |
| It has not been confirmed, yet, whether any cash was stolen or not and a forensic officer from British Transport Police has been on the scene looking for clues with investigators analysing CCTV footage. | It has not been confirmed, yet, whether any cash was stolen or not and a forensic officer from British Transport Police has been on the scene looking for clues with investigators analysing CCTV footage. |
| A police source added: “It looks like a professional job and very cheeky really.” | A police source added: “It looks like a professional job and very cheeky really.” |