£70,000 worth of taps stolen from Newton Abbot scrapyard
Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a large quantity of taps from a Newton Abbot scrap company.
The taps – valued at £70,000 – were taken from a scrap metal yard on Kingsteignton Road between 5pm and 9pm.
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Devon and Cornwall Police
Police believe that a large red and white truck was used in the raid with possibly a dark car and small white panel van and occupants also involved.
The truck was loaded from within Gormans Metal Ltd with the truck parked in the business park next to it and was fairly quiet due to Sunday trading and most premises being shut at that time.
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A police spokesman said: “The haul is estimated to have weighed around 25 tonnes - this large amount of metal will need to be offloaded and sold to someone.
“We would like to hear from anyone who may have been offered silver-plated brass taps.
“In addition we would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed anything around the time of the incident.”
Anyone with information is asked to please call police on 101 quoting ref JN/13/372.
5 Comments
by ThatsYourWife
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 9:53PM
“These criminals are really plumbing the depths, it's such a drain on Police resources.”
by iainwilliams
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 9:21PM
“Try and flush them out. What a waste, lol”
by mrtappers
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 5:59PM
“perhaps there was a leak in security ?”
by Nippie
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 4:20PM
“How on earth did they manage to take this amount of metal away?
Would a red van and a white van and a private car be able to carry it??”
by EdnaFruitcake
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 4:17PM
“How low can these people sink, I blame the cistern.”