Police are appealing for information after £20,000 worth of tools were stolen from transit vans.

The vans were broken into overnight on Tuesday, October 1, in five separate thefts in Hailsham and Hellingly.

The thefts, which took place in nearby roads and within a short time, are believed to be linked.

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It is thought that there were up to four people involved who were dressed in masks, gloves and dark clothing.

They broke into the vans and loaded thousands of pounds worth of tools, including cutting saws, grinders, nail guns and drills, into a black estate car, believed to an Audi A6.

If anyone has any information they should call 101 and quote serial 161 of 2/10.