Police were called at 1.37am this morning with reports that there had been a break-in at the Tesco Express store on Great North Road in Eaton Socon, St Neots. (Image: Google 2023)
Two men have broken into a Tesco Express store in Eaton Socon using an angle grinder before fleeing the scene in a vehicle with a large quantity of cigarettes.
The angle grinders used by the burglars also caused damage to the Tesco store.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: "We were called at 1.37am today (March 21) with reports of a break-in at the Tesco store on Great North Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots.
"An investigation has been launched, and anyone who has any information is urged to contact police."
The public can contact police via their web chat service quoting crime reference 35/21094/23 or call 101 if without internet access.
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