Police are hunting three masked men who - despite appearing to model their criminal tactics on The President's robbers from the famous surf film Point Break - completely botched their attempt to rob a security guard delivering money to a city post office.

An ATM cash delivery was being carried out at the McColls store in Crownhill Road, West Park at 2.45pm on Tuesday September 17 when the dopey raiders struck.

According to reports given to police, the security guard had already made one delivery and was returning to the store, which houses an external cash machine but with an internal access point.

As the guard entered the store carrying a new box of cash for the ATM, just moments behind him three men - all wearing masks - entered.


Two of the men wore yellow fluorescent jackets and one of the mask men wore what a witness has described as an 'Abraham Lincoln' mask, modeled on the former US President.

One of the trio then appeared to stand guard at the shop's front sliding door as if in preparation for a getaway.

However, while unaware that he was being followed, the guard entered a booth housing the ATM mechanism and the door closed shut behind him.

At this all three men fled the store. It is understood they all climbed into a dark grey or gun-metal grey estate vehicle and drove off in the direction of Transit Way.

The registration bore the number 55.


A police spokesman said this appeared to be a "fairly determined and organised" cash-in-transit attack and it was only by chance that they were unable to grab the cash box being carried by the security guard.

Detectives are examining CCTV  from the store in an attempt to identify the suspects and are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area and saw any part of the incident, spotted the men or the vehicle, or knows of its current whereabouts.

If you can assist police call 101 or email  101@dc.police.uk  or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting log number 157 of 18/9/2019.