Thieves steal five tonnes of metal (From Witney Gazette)

Thieves steal five tonnes of metal

5:46pm Friday 18th January 2008 in Witney

THIEVES stole five tonnes of metal worth £9,000 in a raid in Chipping Norton.

The raiders broke into the Travis Perkins site, in Station Road, Chipping Norton, some time between 5pm on Wednesday and 7am yesterday.

They entered the site by cutting through the gates and broke into the main building. From here they stole £9,000 worth of lead and copper piping.

PC Alaina Boswell, of Chipping Norton, said: "This was a well-planned and high-value burglary and is being linked to another crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

"They stole five tonnes of metal, we think using the owner's own forklift truck to move it to a waiting vehicle. They must have used an HGV to transport such a large amount of metal away from the site.

"Did you see anything going on at Station Road on Wednesday night? Local knowledge could hold the key to us tracing the culprits, so please get in touch if you did see something suspicious."

If you have information about this incident, please contact PC Boswell can be contacted via the Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505.

If you do not want to talk to police and do not want to leave your name, call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.