Detectives have released CCTV footage of a ram raid where an ATM was stolen at Lake Macquarie earlier this year.
Just after 1.30am on September 5, police were called to a shopping centre at Cameron Park.
A forklift had driven through the front doors of the shopping complex before picking up an ATM machine and leaving the centre.
Remnants of the machine were found at a nearby construction site and the forklift was found in bushland.
Two crime scenes were set up and forensically examined.
The matter has been referred to the State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad.
As their inquiries continue, police have released CCTV of the incident, which shows a group of people fighting, as well as two men police want to speak with.
Detective Superintendent Andrew Koutsoufis is urging anyone with information about the ram raid to come forward.
“This was a particularly brazen and destructive robbery which caused thousands of dollars of damage and no doubt would’ve taken a certain degree of planning from those involved. It was also unique given the use of a forklift.
