DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after three masked thugs failed to smash their way into a Ramsbottom bank.
They used sledgehammers to break the front window of the Lloyds TSB bank on Bolton Street but when they failed to gain entry escaped in a green BMW car which was later found abandoned nearby.
The bungled raid happened at 5.15pm on Thursday. The bank was closed at the time, although it is believed three staff members were still inside. No-one was injured.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the CID at Whitefield on 0161 856 8248.
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