FOUR thieves used a JCB to ram into a wall and steal a cash machine.

The thieves, who had their faces covered, crashed into the wall of the Post Office in Market End, Coggeshall, at around 3.15am today.

They removed the cash machine and fled in a Land Rover.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: "An investigation has been launched after an ATM was removed from the wall.

"We were called just before 3.15am with reports of a JCB removing the cash machine from the wall.

"Witnesses reported four suspects who had their faces covered.

"They left the scene in a Land Rover, taking the ATM with them."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Essex Police on 101.