Police are investigating the attempted theft of an automatic teller machine from a Heritage Park grocery store overnight.

Around 1.30am, three men forced entry to the Bayliss Road store by ramming the front doors with a bob cat, causing extensive damage to the building.

The three were unsuccessful in their attempt to remove an ATM from the business and fled the scene in a white Ford Falcon sedan which was towing an orange coloured trailer.

The car and trailer were found burnt out in Green Road a short time later.

The first man was seen wearing a dark coloured jumper, blue shorts, black shoes and is of a slim build.

The second man was seen wearing a blue jumper, dark pants and is of a slim build.

The third man was seen wearing a black hooded jumper, black long pants, a black balaclava and was of a proportionate build.