THIEVES stole £12,000 worth of power tools from Bridgewater House on Blackpole Road, Worcester.

Police are appealing for witnesses who saw anything suspicious between 5pm on Friday and 7am on Saturday or may have been offered tools.

PC Chris Royle, the investigating officer, said: "I’m appealing to anyone who witnessed this burglary or has information to contact police.

"I would also like to hear from anyone who knows somebody that has come into possession of a large amount of tools.

"The amount of tools stolen suggests that multiple offenders were involved with this burglary and possibly exited the premises towards Sadlers Walk.

"The victims were small business owners, who had left their tools within what they believed was a secure premises overnight."

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident number 0182S of Saturday, September 20.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org