DETECTIVES are hunting thieves who stole two road diggers worth £6,400 from a North-East warehouse.

Two men were captured on security cameras walking into Jewsons Tool Hire, in Lingfield Way, Darlington.

They pushed away two JCB hydraulic diggers at 2.30pm on June 1.

Detective Constable Gordon Howes, of Crimestoppers North-East, said: "These men will have been driving around looking for equipment."

Both men were white and aged between 30 and 35. One was of medium build, with thinning hair and wearing a white polo shirt and blue Adidas tracksuit bottoms.

The other was fat, with short brown hair, and wearing a white, long-sleeved top, blue jeans and brown boots.

Call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111