Appeal launched after £30,000 worth of diesel is stolen in Bodmin

Police say a business park was targeted in the early hours last Friday

Author: Sarah YeomanPublished 2nd Mar 2021

An appeal has been launched after £30,000 worth of diesel was stolen in Bodmin.

Police say a premises was targeted in Bodmin Business Park in the early hours last Friday morning.

The business backs onto the A30 Callywith slip road and it's believed a lorry was seen pulling up in a layby.

Businesses in the area are being urged to review their security.

"Police are appealing for information after £30,000 worth of diesel was stolen from a business premises at Bodmin Business Park.

"The theft occurred sometime between midnight and 4am on Friday 26 February.

"The targeted business backs on to A30 Callywith slip road. A light coloured, six or eight-wheel box lorry with a wind deflector over the cab, was seen to pull up in a layby, leaving Eastbound on the A30.

"Businesses which hold/store fuel are reminded to review their security."

Devon and Cornwall Police

Any witnesses, including anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the vicinity prior to the incident, or anyone with CCTV footage or dashcam footage of the area at the time, is asked to contact 101 or email 101@dc.police.uk quoting crime CR/015028/21.

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