Thieves steal tools in Herstmonceux burglary

Sussex Police are investigating after reports of a burglary at a farm in Herstmonceux.
Police news.Police news.
Police news.

Officers are investigating reports of a burglary at Sackville Farm in Lower Road, Herstmonceux, which police believe happened sometime between 6pm and 6.30pm.

It is believed that intruders cut the padlocks to four industrial units on the property and made untidy searches of at least two of them.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Police say enquiries are on-going at this time and officers are looking at whether this incident is linked to other burglaries in the area.

Stephen Lavender, owner of SRL Services, says a range of his company’s expensive tools were stolen in the burglary.

He said: “They took around nine years worth of tools from us; chainsaws, leaf blowers hedge strimmers, drills. Everything I have built up, leaving me with nothing.

“It was worth around £15,000 in all.

“I’m very lucky to have good neighbours who are lending me some stuff, but I could have gone out of business otherwise.”

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Anyone with information is asked to contact police by emailing [email protected] or call 101 quoting serial 196 of 04/01.

Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live.

Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on.

1) Make our website your homepage at www.sussexexpress.co.uk/

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Sussex-Express/

3) Follow us on Twitter @sussex_express

4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here.

And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out!

The Sussex Express - always the first with your local news.

Be part of it.

Related topics: