A total of £3,000 in power tools were stolen from a property in Newbury earlier this week.

The incident took place in Greenlands Road between 5.30pm on November 15 and 7.30am November 18.

Thames Valley Police stated that the offender or offenders gained access to a property by smashing a rear window.

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They then proceeded to steal £3,000 worth of power tools and poured diesel all over the kitchen and searched the house.

Writing an appeal for information online, a spokesperson for Thames Valley Police wrote: "If you have any information, please contact the Police Enquiry Centre on 101."

People making a report are urged to quote reference number 43240557623 when providing information about the incident.