POLICE have arrested a man after a cash machine was stolen from the Co-op on Friday.

A 44-year-old man from Hull was arrested on Sunday night after the machine was taken from the store in Hunmanby, near Filey, and he has since been released on bail.

The stolen cash machine has been recovered from the village of Burton Fleming in East Yorkshire along with a stolen white Tata pick-up that it was transported on.

North Yorkshire Police said the pick-up was stolen from the village of Seamer, near Scarborough, in the hours leading up to the theft.

The yellow telehandler that was used to remove the cash machine from the wall of store, was stolen from a field near Burton Fleming.

Detectives have issued a number of appeals to members of the public.

They would like to hear from anyone who may have seen the cash machine being dumped in the village of Burton Fleming in the early hours of Friday.

They also want to hear from people who witnessed the telehandler being stolen from a field near Burton Fleming and saw a green coloured car travelling in the area between 9pm on Thursday and 4am on Friday.

Detectives are appealing for anyone with dash cam footage or CCTV in the villages surrounding Hunmanby that could assist the investigation to get in touch with them.

Anyone who can assist the investigation is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and ask for Scarborough Serious Crime Team.

Information can be e-mailed to jon.kenworthy@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk or Crimetoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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