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POLICE are appealing for victims of thefts to get in touch with them after recovering more than 90 power tools.
The cache of drills, strimmers and angle grinders were found in a vehicle in Reading by members of Thames Valley Police in early May. The force said that they included a range of Makita, DeWalt and Bosch drills, along with garden strimmers and various angle grinders.
Any tools stolen after May 11 will not be part of this haul.
Officers have completed a list of the recovered tools along with their serial numbers and say that many of the tools recovered have identifying marks on them such as names or initials.
Crime Co-ordinator, Mark Heybourne of the Reading Investigation Hub, said: “I am pleased to be in a position to reunite these tools with their rightful owners. We have been working hard over the past few months to identify owners of these tools in a number of ways including checks on national databases and crime reports from across the country.
“With a number of tools carrying unique but unregistered marks on them, I believe there are a number of people out there who would recall these marks, enabling us to reunite them.
“I urge anyone who owns tools, whether they’re kept in a van, garage or shed, to mark them and make a note of the serial numbers. This could be as simple as taking a photo, but preferably also registering them on a national database such as Immobilse. This helps us to prove ownership and reunite stolen items with their rightful owner.”
If you believe that your tools may have been recovered, email Mark.Heybourne@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk with your crime reference number, the date your tools were stolen and details including any serial numbers, identifying marks or distinguishing features.
Alternatively you can call 101 and quote reference number 43180142727.
