Detectives are appealing for information following a ram raid at the Almondvale Shopping Centre in Livingston.
Around 12.15am on Tuesday, 17 March, 2026 a black Nissan Juke car and white Audi S5 vehicle approached the east side of the shopping centre.
Four men got out of the vehicles, smashed an external display window, and entered briefly but were unable to gain entry to the main store. One of the men then got back into the Nissan Juke and reversed the vehicle through one of the bollards and smashed through both sets of glass doors allowing entry to the shopping centre.
The four culprits then enter one of the shops and grab several rails of designer clothing which they place in the Audi vehicle.
A short time later the Nissan vehicle is set alight by one of the suspects who then enters the Audi vehicle along with the other three suspects and they drive off at speed along the pathway towards the roadway and into Almondvale Road heading East.
Police and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and the Nissan vehicle fire was extinguished but completely burnt out.
The Audi vehicle has since been recovered nearby on the outskirts of Dechmont and a quantity of stolen property was found within the vehicle. The suspects had fled the scene.
Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the value of the items taken.
Detective Inspector Lee Beaumont said: “Thankfully, no-one was injured as a result of this incident. It was a carefully planned operation in which the four suspects had no thought for the safety of others at anytime.
“The suspects were all wearing dark clothing with their faces covered and were armed with a variety of equipment to enable them to break-into the shopping centre and store within.
“It is vital that we trace the men responsible and I urge anyone who has seen the vehicles hanging around the area or has captured them on CCTV or Dashcam to contact police immediately.”
Anyone with information should contact police via 101 quoting incident number 0052 of 17 March, 2026. Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained.
