Tools & Equip. (64)

Officers from Wombourne Neighbourhood Policing Unit (NPU) are appealing to the public for their help after a vehicle was stolen from the area.

Between 6pm yesterday (Wednesday 19) and 8am this morning, a white M-registration Ford Iveco flatbed lorry with an orange crane fitted to the rear was stolen from Heathmill Road in Wombourne.

Also stolen was a set of electronic gates which were loaded onto the rear of the lorry which have been valued at £8,000.

Police are appealing for information regarding a burglary carried out at a property in Kirton Fen overnight on Wednesday 19/ Thursday 20 November 2008. 

Rear patio doors were forced open to gain entry and a Bosch multi drill and core bit set stolen.

Police are appealing to people living in the Kirton Fen area who heard or saw any suspicious activity, vehicles or individuals to call in.

Police are appealing for information following a theft at commercial premises in Horton, Ilminster.

The incident occurred overnight between Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th November 2008 where entry was forced into a metal container and the following power tools were stolen:-

2 x STIHL chainsaws, 1 x STIHL saw, 1 x Generator, 2 x HITACHI drills, 1 x NEWMATIC wet and dry vacuum cleaner, and 1 x Yellow KARSHER pressure / jet washer were stolen.

Entry was also forced into an outbuilding and further items stolen:-

Police in  Perth are investigating the theft of over £5000 worth of gardening equipment from the premises of Perth Garden Machinery in North Muirton Industrial Estate.

The unit was targeted sometime between 5pm on Thursday 23 October and 8.10am on Friday 24 October.

Thieves made off with the following:

Police are appealing for information regarding a burglary carried out at an address in Station Road, Sibsey overnight on Tuesday 14/ Wednesday 15 October 2008. A garage was entered and a John Deere ride on lawnmower stolen, along with a Flymo, Dewalt power saw, chainsaw and hedge trimmer.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary on Nottingham Road in Ab Kettleby, Melton Mowbray..

The incident happened between 4pm on Saturday October 4 and 2.30pm on Sunday October 5 when a Ifor Williams SCK6000 trailer, which was attached to a white Nissan Navara truck, was stolen from outside a farm building.

Thieves also managed to take £100 in cash and power tools including, chainsaws, blowers and hedgecutters, all of which totalled nearly £8,000.

Police are appealing for information about the theft of a trailer with a mini digger on.

The silver Williams double axle trailer, worth £1,800, and the orange Kubota mini digger, worth £5,000, were stolen along with a Tescatairinchate flail mower, which attaches to a digger, worth £15,000.

The equipment, belonging to a tree surgeon, was stolen from a yard in Cofton Church Lane, Cofton Hackett, North Worcestershire, at approximately 12.45pm on Friday 3rd October.

A large quantity of power tools - worth well in excess of £3000 - were stolen during a break in at Brechin High School in the early hours of Friday morning (October 17).

The raid happened sometime between 3.20am and just after 4am at the technology wing of the school, which is currently undergoing renovation. The wing is on the eastern side of the building.

Kirriemuir Police are investigating an incident where plant machinery was stolen from a driveway in Duthie Street last Thursday (October 16).

Stolen was a yellow-coloured vibrating plant machine - worth £280.

A red coloured Land Rover was seen at the address at about 7.30pm. With it were three men who were acting suspiciously. Two of them are described as being in their late 20s to early 30s, five feet eight inches tall and of medium build. These two wore dark jackets, jeans and beanie-style hats.

Wright Road, Ipswich between 7pm and 9.50pm Monday 20.10.08 the yard of an industrial hire company was entered and seven hydraulic packs and the attached hydraulic guns valued at £2565 each stolen from within. The offenders are described as three white males who made off with the stolen hydraulic equipment in a white transit van.

Calls in relation to this incident should be made to PC Chris Moreton at Ipswich Police Station on 01473 613500 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Police are appealing for any information regarding an outbuilding burglary carried out at an address on Main Road, Baumber in the early hours of Tuesday 21 October 2008.

Entry was gained into outbuildings between just after midnight and 6.00am and an Allet ride on lawnmower, Stihl hedge cutter and Stihl strimmer stolen.

A wheelbarrow was used to transport the items down the drive. Police are appealing to people living in or passing through the area who heard or saw any suspicious activity to call in.

Officers from Dorset Police's county division are appealing for public help after thieves tried to break in to industrial units near Dorchester before stealing two welding units from an unattended vehicle nearby.

Sometime late on Sunday 19 October 2008 or early on Monday 20 October 2008 thieves tried to force entry to several industrial units at Charminster Farm near Dorchester before making off with two welding units from a vehicle.

Appeal for witnesses after a number of goods stolen from a business premises in Mid Calder.

Police in West Lothian are appealing for witnesses after a large numbery of plant equipment, power tools and a quantity of red diesel were stolen from a remote business premises at West Causewayend (off A70) between 8.00pm Wednesday 22nd and 7.00am on Thursday 23rd October.

Thieves forced open a perimeter fence at the property before breaking into a ;arge metal container and making off with the goods.

Police are appealing for the public's help to trace a high value wood chipper machine stolen from a workshop in Templecombe.

Some time between Saturday, October 18, 2008, and Monday, October 20, the orange Timberwolf TW190DH woodchipping and shredding machine was taken from the premises on Common Lane, Yenston.

The stolen machine, which is valued at £15,000, is marked with 'Lanspower Machinery'.

Horse equipment has been stolen from a shed at a stables in Peopleton, near Pershore.

The incident took place at Stone Arrow Farm between 19:30 on July 25 and 10:00 on July 26.

Offender/s broke into the shed and took a £120 Weatherbeater horse rug, two head collars, stirrup leathers and irons and a number of body protectors and hats. A small plant generator worth £35 was also stolen.