Police hunt tool thieves after van raid in Spennymoor (From The Northern Echo)
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Police hunt tool thieves after van raid in Spennymoor
5:31pm Tuesday 14th February 2012 in Spennymoor News
POLICE are appealing for help to trace thieves who stole £900 of DeWalt tools after prising open the window of a van.
The crooks forced the front window of a Mercedes Sprinter van parked on Oval Park, Tudhoe, near Spennymoor.
The van owner tests new DeWalt tools before they are put on general release and the theft took place overnight on February 12-13.
A jigsaw cutter, an impact drill in a yellow and black bag plus an 18volt battery drill and charger in a yellow and black bag.
Each of the items is valued at £300 and police are urging anyone offered them to get in touch.
Anyone who can help with enquiries should call Shildon Police on 101.
samtranz1 says...
8:43am Fri 17 Feb 12
well over a thousand pounds worth of electrical equipment including dewalt drills etc has been taken , the joiner's has spoken me ..he would rather place 500 pound at the top of the driveway, so the thieves would come and take the money but return his livelihood