A lorry was deliberately crashed into a shop front in Wigan.
Police are appealing for witnesses after officers were called to reports of a lorry crashing into a building on Poolstock Lane, Wigan at just after 9:05am on Sunday 13 March 2011.
Police attended and discovered that a lorry had deliberately crashed into the front of a shop three times and then driven off, causing a substantial amount of damage and rendering the building unsafe.
The vehicle that had been involved in the collision had left the scene before police arrived, but was found abandoned nearby.
Road closures were temporarily put in place but these have now been lifted.
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Sergeant Peter Clarke from the Wigan Neighbourhood Policing Team said: "Luckily no-one was inside the building at the time this incident occurred, but the shop has been left with extensive damage to the front.
"We are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the driver of this lorry in the Poolstock Lane area of Wigan on Sunday morning, or who witnessed the lorry being abandoned nearby on Elliott Drive shortly afterwards.
"We are carrying out inquiries in the area and will be speaking to local residents and businesses, so please come and speak to your local officers if you have any information."
Anyone with information can also call police on 0161 856 7188 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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