A THREE-tonne dumper truck was stolen from a secure compound in Kinver during the weekend.

The truck was taken from the yard in Windsor Holloway between 4pm on Friday (July 15) and 8am yesterday (Monday, July 18).

Staffordshire Police said the offenders broke the lock from the gate of the compound before stealing the bright yellow Barford dumper truck.

Officers are now appealing for witnesses and are asking anyone with information to contact them on 101 quoting incident number 179 of 18 July.

Alternatively, people can contact the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their Anonymous Online Form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org