Sainsbury's in Cricketers Way. Picture taken by Rebecca Hilton
POLICE say that no arrests have been made after a ram raid in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Police were called to reports of a burglary at Sainsbury's petrol station in Cricketers Way in Westhoughton just after 4am.
Offenders had driven a tractor into the petrol station in an attempt to gain access to the building, with a tractor being stolen earlier from a farm in Wingates Lane.
Police say the two incidents are being treated as links and enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 5757, quoting incident number (437) of 27/08/19, or call Crimestoppers.
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