Masked Romanian burglary gang target FARM SHOPS: Owners warned to be alert after string of robberies at high-end rural stores

A gang of balaclava-clad Romanian thieves are thought to be behind a series of farm shop burglaries across the Midlands, the north West and north Wales.

At least seven posh farm shops have been targeted in the past four weeks, with CCTV suggesting the same group of 'Matrix-inspired' criminals are behind them.

They even managed to circumvent one store's £10,000 alarm system by crawling like commandoes around the aisles.

The men got away with £16,000 in bank notes from a certified safe at Denstone Hall, Staffordshire last month.