Around £10,000-worth of tools have been stolen from a Cumbrian quarry.
Thieves broke into a commercial unit at a quarry near Penrith between 4.20pm on Tuesday and 7.15am on Wednesday.
They took the power tools and a large number of BEA branded nails for use in nail guns.
Nails were stolen that in plastic boxes with bright orange lids which also contained additional gas cylinders for nail guns.
The power tools that were stolen were mainly from the DeWalt brand.
Police are appealing for any witnesses, anyone with any further information or if anyone is offered similar tools or nails to purchase in suspicious circumstance, to come forward.
Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident number 18 of 18 January 2023 or call 101.