A local businessman is offering a £1,000 reward for the return of two stolen diggers in Salford.
Officers believe a flat-bed truck was used to transport the heavy machinery out of the Cambridge Industrial Estate on Elton Street in Lower Broughton.
CCTV caught the truck, similar to a Leyland DAF or Iveco 705 tonne vehicle, heading down Elton Street towards Great Clowes Street.
It happened sometime between 7.30pm on Friday 20 November and 8.30am on Saturday 21 November.
Police Constable Scott Dowell said: “The victim is a local business man and has suffered a considerable financial loss which will have a significant impact on his livelihood.
“He is desperate to see them returned and has offered a £1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
“We believe the truck in the CCTV was used to transport the diggers out of the industrial estate and I would ask anyone who saw them being taken to contact police as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information should phone police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 quoting crime reference number 207437M/15.
