
Man who stole money from cash machines across England jailed
He will also be deported once he has been released, the force said.The investigation started in West Yorkshire, but officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit later established Matei and an accomplice were also targeting cash machines further afield. Matei, of Oldham Road, was arrested in Nottinghamshire in September 2023, police said.During 2023, he targeted machines at supermarkets, garages and on shopping streets in Huddersfield, Bradford, Nottingham, Newbury, Salisbury, Bath, Bristol, Devizes, London and Stopsley.Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
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