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28

Oct 2020

Crime
Crime

Hydraulic loader stolen from sewage works near Spofforth

Published: 28 Oct 2020, 10:09 GMT

Updated: 28 Oct 2020, 12:01 GMT

by John Plummer

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Burglars cut a fence to get onto the Yorkshire Water site sometime between Friday and Monday.

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North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a hydraulic loader was stolen from a sewage works between Spofforth and Little Ribston.

The burglary happened between Friday and Monday at the Yorkshire Water sewage site.

The suspect or suspects cut a fence to get on to the site, having travelled through fields from the Plompton direction.

They then stole the loader and escaped in a vehicle in an unknown direction.



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A police spokesperson said:

"We are requesting the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and if they have witnessed anything or anyone acting suspiciously in that area."


Anyone with information can contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2, and ask for PC Thornborrow. Alternatively, email jackie.thornborrow@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Quote the North Yorkshire Police reference number 12200188204.