Burnside Hub shopping centre in Melbourne target of early morning ram raid

A group of wannabe thieves launched a brazen ram-raid on a Melbourne shopping centre using a skip bin truck.

The truck crashed into newly installed bollards outside the Burnside Hub shopping centre, in the city’s west, at about 4.50am. 

Authorities believe the attackers were attempting to target an ATM inside the centre.

Despite their efforts, the thieves fled the scene empty-handed in a blue SUV without licence plates.

It’s not the first time the shopping centre has been targeted with several break-ins leading to the installment of the $40,000 bollards.

Victoria Police said the blue SUV was last spotted on Robinsons Road.

Any witnesses, or anyone with dashcam/CCTV footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. 

A truck crashed into a small Melbourne shopping centre in an attempted ram raid on Monday morning