Prison Van Ambush in UK

The BBC has an article about a gang that ambush a prison van and released one of the passengers.  I have seen this sort of thing many times on TV and in movies but didn't realise it happened in real life as well.

The article doesn't mention how they stopped the van but

West Mercia Police said three balaclava wearing men carrying sledgehammers, smashed the windscreen and driver's window of the prison escort van.

Digging into a Cash Machine

The BBC reports that a gang of thieves in Manchester built a hundred foot long tunnel into an ATM machine.

The passageway was about 4ft (1.2m) tall and had been fitted with lighting and roof supports.
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Officers believe the people responsible could have spent up to six months digging the passageway.

Unfortunately

However, the thieves only escaped with about £6,000 - because the machine had not been re-filled after the New Year bank holiday.

Yahoo also have an article.