£20,000 worth of fuel and equipment stolen as two containers on Northampton village building site broken into
Police are appealing for witnesses after £20,000 worth of fuel and equipment was stolen after two containers at a Northampton village building site were broken into.
The incident happened in Roman Road, Harpole, between 5pm on Saturday June 6, and 7am on Monday June 8.
Police say two containers were broken into at a building site, and tools stolen included Theodolites, disc cutters, power drills, water pumps, a generator 3KVA hired from GAP, a heavy duty wacker and various hand tools.
Diesel was stolen from the other container as well as syphoned from machines.
A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said: “In total about £20,000 worth of equipment and fuel was taken.
“Officers would like to hear from anyone who may have been offered such items in unusual circumstances or who may have seen any suspicious activity near the site between the stated times.”
Witnesses or anyone with information are asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number: 26000331860.