Thieves have stolen 23,000 litres of heating oil from a fuel depot in the Borders in an overnight raid. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning in Newton St Boswells.
Police say those responsible used hoses to take the oil, taking a route from the A68 through a field, a wooded area and up an embankment to reach the tanks.
A total of 23,000 litres of kerosene heating oil was taken from the fuel depot on Earlston Road around 1.45am on Saturday, April 29.