AN £80,000 lorry-crane has been stolen from Lower Haselor, near Evesham.

The rigid, flat-bed Scania with the registration Y844 RVV was taken from Brookfield Farm, as were tools valued at more than £800 and a £750 MIG welder.

The vehicle and other property were stolen between 2pm on Sunday, March 4, and 5.45am on Monday, March 5. Anyone who has seen the lorry, which has a white cab and a blue body and carries a crane, is asked to call police on 08457 444 888.

The police would also like to hear from witnesses to three other thefts in the town over the same weekend.

A £250 Evesham sat-nav and a pair of £150 Oakley sunglasses were stolen from a blue Volkswagen Golf parked in Sycamore Avenue between 10pm on Saturday, March 3, and 10am on Monday, March 5.

A Panasonic CD/radio was stolen from a green Peugeot 206 in Phillips Cote, off Kings Road, between 8.45pm on Saturday, March 3 and 7.30am the following day.

A £20 electric drill and locking wheel-nuts valued at £15 were taken from a red and silver Mitsubishi L200 Animal in Durcott Road between 6.30pm on Friday, March 2, and 2pm on Sunday, March 4.