A stolen JCB was used to rip an cash machine from a Crouch End petrol station wall in the early hours of thursday morning

A gang of thieves took the JCB from a neighbouring building site, then used it to remove the cash machine from the wall of the Shell in Park Road at about 4.50am.

The suspects – who had their faces covered – then put the machine in the back of a white van, which was displaying false registration plates, before driving off.

They left the JCB at the scene.

Officers from Haringey’s acquisitive crime unit are investigating the theft, and anyone with information is asked to contact them on 020 3276 0104

Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111