12:04pm Friday 5th February 2010
THIEVES removed a large quantity of lead and copper from a roof in Bishop Auckland on Wednesday afternoon.
Police are appealing for information about the incident, which occurred at a house on Durham Road, near Bishop Auckland Golf Club, at around 2pm.
PC Sarah Rooney, from Bishop Auckland Police Office, said: "This will have take a substantial amount of time and they must have had a vehicle with them.
"It is an expensive thing to replace and these people need to be caught."
Witnesses, or anyone with information, are asked to call PC Rooney 0345-60-60-365 or Crimestoppers 0800-555-111.
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