A QUANTITY of power tools from a Teesdale building site were stolen by thieves who used a car to break into a storage container.
The incident took place between 4pm on Tuesday and 7.30am yesterday morning at the Three Rivers Development at Gainford.
Sergeant Neil Baker of Barnard Castle police said: "It appears the thieves removed some fencing and then used a vehicle to break into the container."
The thieves got away with power tools including some generators.
Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to call 0845 6060365.
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