Thieves steal huge quantity of diesel from farm near Winchester (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Thieves steal huge quantity of diesel from farm near Winchester
10:26am Tuesday 11th October 2011 in North Winchester
Thieves steal huge quantity of diesel from farm near Winchester
POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of 1,500 litres of diesel from a north of Winchester.
Between 11pm on Sunday October 9 and 5.30am on Monday, thieves broke into a large compound at Coxford Farm, Micheldever.
It’s estimated that around 1,500 litres of diesel was siphoned from six lorries.
Police think a vehicle stopped on the slip road of the A303, the Micheldever Station junction, a wire fence was cut and the thief or thieves walked in and out of the compound with the fuel in containers.
PC Daniel Hunt said: “We think the smallest vehicle that could have been used to steal the fuel is a Transit van and the offender/s must have spent a considerable amount of time committing the theft.”
