Break-in at Towcester's Tesco store just hours after PM announces Covid-19 lockdown

Thieves make off with cash and cigarettes after smashing windows with crowbars
By Kevin Nicholls
Published 24th Mar 2020, 14:08 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2020, 14:10 BST
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Police are patrolling Towcester to reassure the community after thieves raided the town's Tesco supermarket within hours of Boris Johnson announcing a coronavirus lockdown.

Police say three men smashed their way into the store in Old Tiffield Road by breaking windows with crowbars and made off with cash and cigarettes in a grey Volkswagen Golf.

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The break-in occurred between 1.30am and 3am on Tuesday morning (March 24), following the Prime Minister's stark instructions to "stay indoors and help save lives" for all but essential business in a bid to slow the spread of the Covid-19 bug.

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Towcester's Tesco store was broken into in the early hours of this morningTowcester's Tesco store was broken into in the early hours of this morning
Towcester's Tesco store was broken into in the early hours of this morning

Detective Chief Inspector Adam Pendlebury, said: “First of all, I would like to stress that having made some initial enquiries, we are satisfied that this incident is not related to Covid-19.

“Nevertheless, it is a concerning incident and I would appeal to anyone with information as to who these males might be to get in touch with us.

"You can call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 using incident number: 20000160158."