Police investigate £19,000 burglary at Cleobury Mortimer farm
Police are appealing for witnesses after a £19,000 burglary at a farm in Cleobury Mortimer.
It happened in the Baveney Lane in Cleobury Mortimer between 10pm on Friday, 6 December, and 6.45pm on Saturday, 7 December.
The offenders broke the lock of a secure farm gate to get into the farmyard. They broke the locks off seven diesel tanks and removed 10,000 litres of red diesel, worth £8,500, and 2,000 litres of white diesel, worth £2,500.
They also forced roller shutter doors on a workshop and took various hand and power tools, worth £3,000, and stole an Ivor Williams twin axel trailer modified as a tautliner for the delivery of potatoes. The trailer, which was sprayed metallic silver and was unique, was worth £5,500.
PC Andy Noble of West Mercia Police said: “The total value of items stolen is around £19,000, and clearly the offenders would have had a vehicle.
“The farm is in a rural area but we are appealing for people who saw or heard anything suspicious, or noted any strange vehicles, to contact us.”
Witnesses are asked to ring the non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 189-s-071213 or ring the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
