POLICE are searching for witnesses after a large electric gate was stolen from a property.

The gate is said to have been taken from the address on Kiln Lane, Otterbourne, between 10pm last Saturday and 10am last Sunday.

Now officers want to speak to witnesses to the incident and are making enquiries to find out if a large vehicle was parked on the road at the time.

They say that there are no details on any vehicle or direction of travel at this time.

It is also said that the gate is "extremely heavy" and would have required several people and a large vehicle to move it.

A police spokesperson said: "Did you see or hear any suspicious persons in the area? Did you see or hear a large vehicle parked on Kiln Lane between these times? Do you live on Kiln Lane or live nearby on Otterbourne Hill or Highbridge Road, and may have CCTV/ring doorbell/dash-cam footage of a large vehicle as it passes by?

"If you think you can help or have any information to assist the police in their investigation, please call 101 and quote incident number 44210334818."