Thieves have stolen 23,000 litres of heating oil from a fuel depot in the Borders in an overnight raid. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning in Newton St Boswells.
Police say those responsible used hoses to take the oil, taking a route from the A68 through a field, a wooded area and up an embankment to reach the tanks.
A total of 23,000 litres of kerosene heating oil was taken from the fuel depot on Earlston Road around 1.45am on Saturday, April 29.
Detective Sergeant Bruce Dodds said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to find those responsible and we are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious near the depot to get in touch.
“We are also asking anyone who saw people acting strangely on the nearby A68 to get in touch, especially if you saw any vehicles parked or saw items being loaded onto a vehicle.
“In addition, if you were driving in the area and have dash-cam footage that could assist our enquiries then please call us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3178 of Saturday, 29 April, 2023, or make a call anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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