Police searching for Land Rover after two ram raids in one night

A dark-coloured 4x4 deliberately reversed into security shutters at a building in Barnsley Retail Park near Stairfoot just before 9pm, a police spokesperson said.

The offender gained access to the building and searched it, they added.

Around half-an-hour later, a dark-coloured 4x4 reversed into security shutters at commercial premises on Rowms Lane, Swinton, with the offender going on to steal items from inside, the spokesperson added.

Det Sgt Paul Woodruff, one of the detectives leading the investigation, said: “Enquiries conducted by officers have led us to believe the vehicle used by the offenders was a grey or black Land Rover which would now have significant rear end damage — missing a rear bumper and smashed rear tail lights.

“The two commercial premises were subjected to a ram raid-style attack, and both premises were closed for business at the time and no employees were on-site.”

Anybody who saw a vehicle matching this description near the premises at the times described, or who has any information regarding these incidents is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 806 of December 28.

Alternatively, you can stay completely anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers via their website Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling their UK Contact Centre on 0800 555 111.

Dashcam or CCTV footage which captures the incident can also be emailed to [email protected] - those getting in touch should include the incident number in the subject line of the email.