Tool thefts in North Yorkshire (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Tool thefts in North Yorkshire
8:30am Saturday 11th December 2010 in High and Low Bentham news
NORTH Yorkshire Police are appealing for information about two thefts which they believe may be linked.
Between 5.30pm on Thursday (December 9) and 7:45am on Friday (December 10) a Citroen Relay van parked in a lay-by on Reebys Lane, Bentham had its front nearside window smashed. Tools, including a Ryobi planer valued at £40 and a Bosch jigsaw valued at £30, were stolen from inside.
Then between 6pm on Thursday (December 9) and 7.15am, on Friday (December 10) a Ford Transit van parked in an isolated location near Clapham also had its front nearside window smashed.
Numerous power tools valued at £3,000 were stolen. Tools stolen included two Stihl chainsaws, a Bosch grinder and a Makita drill.
North Yorkshire Police has encouraged van owners to remove all tools from their vehicles overnight and to park in well lit areas whenever possible.
Anyone with information should contact PC Andy McClurg, of Ingleton Police, on: 0845-6060247.
