At 9.19am on Christmas morning (25 December 2020) police were called to a ram raid robbery at a barbers on Dewsbury Road, Beeston.
A red pickup truck had driven into the front of the barbers stealing a cash machine. The red pickup truck left the scene towards Beeston Hill and was followed by a white transit van. The truck was later found abandoned on Flaxton Street and has been recovered for forensic examination.
Extensive enquiries along with CCTV are being carried out.
The suspects are described as two men all dressed in black wearing balaclavas. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
Police are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the robbery or who saw the red pickup truck or white van in the area to get in touch.
Anyone with any information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact Leeds District CID via 101 or www.westyorkshire.police.uk/contactus quoting crime reference 13200642977 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
This post is based on a press release issued by West Yorkshire Police
This time last year wasn’t someone murdered in same spot?: https://southleedslife.com/two-men-arrested-for-dewsbury-road-murder/
Oddly the area is a nice one to live in; certainly in comparison to say London. Has the impact of lockdown driven people into a sort of desperate lunacy? Quite recently another crime with alot of force used not so far up the road at Boots of Crown Point: https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/crowbar-wielding-thieves-rob-leeds-19425571
Wonder if that part of Leeds has enough CCTV and security alarms? Would more help? A financially deprived area seems to invite behavior that would shock those in more affluent areas. Its a pity all these crimes and the impression they give of Beeston. For they are far from representative of all the good works being done by people locally.