Ram-raiders arrested while smashing into Berkshire C-store

A convenience shop in Berkshire was targeted by ram raiders last week. 

According to local reports, bungling ram raiders make so much noise smashing into One Stop shop in Finchampstead on Wednesday (23) night that they ended up waking the neighbours, who then dialed 999. Police soon arrived at the scene and two men were arrested while a stolen van was impounded at the scene. 

Several people living nearby called the police after overhearing a van being used to pull out a window and security bars. The thieves smashed a large window before attaching ropes around the frame and using a white van to yank it out of the shop front.  

Passers-by said the shop had been ransacked as the thieves searched for cigarettes and bottles of spirits.  

The shop has been targeted by burglars several times before. 

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said on Thursday evening: “At around 11.47pm on Wednesday officers were called by a number of members of the public to a shop in Barkham Ride, with reports suggesting offenders were trying to gain access to the shop using a van. 

“Officers attended and arrested two men, aged 27 years and 30 years, who were both from Surrey. They were detained on suspicion of burglary and remain in custody at this time.  

The investigation in the matter is still on. The same shop had been ram-raided and burgled on a number of previous occasions but it was believed to be the first-time raiders had been arrested while carrying out the crime at the store.