A STOLEN council-marked Land Rover ploughed into Aldi in Chipping Norton, in an attempt to steal a cash machine.
The attempted burglary at the Banbury Road store is the latest in a succession of attempts on ATM machines in the Cotswolds and saw damage done to the Aldi store.
Three cash machines have also been ripped out in nearby Bourton-on-the-Water in the last two years and police are not ruling out that the incidents are linked.
There have also been failed efforts to steal a cash machine in both Upper Rissington and Broadway.
The attempted burglary happened at around 12.40am on Tuesday morning.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "At around 12.40am today (12/12) Thames Valley Police received a report of an attempted burglary of an ATM from an Aldi store in Banbury Road, Chipping Norton.
"Officers attended the scene and located a vehicle which had been driven in to the store, causing damage. The offenders had left the scene.
"The vehicle was a West Oxfordshire District Council-marked Land Rover, which has been reported stolen.
"Officers are investigating the incident and are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information which could assist to contact the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101 quoting the reference URN 22 12/12 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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