Burglars take £3,500 in raid on Sleaford store

Shoppers were curious at first this morning when the Southgate store did not initially open for business while staff and police dealt with the incident, which was reported at 7.18am.

The shop reopened later in the morning.

A Lincolnshire Police spokesman told The Standard: “Approximately £3,500 in cash was stolen. We are investigating and anyone with information should call 101.”

Refer to incident 35 of this morning (Monday).