(Very) highway robbery

The fire insider said: “There’s a belief the images may have tipped off the people behind it.

“It certainly advertised their presence to a huge audience of people.

“The engines they targeted were about to be distributed to stations

Equipment was stolen after aerial images of the new facility were posted on Twitter. in the north of Scotland. Their lockers were forced open in the break-in, allowing a wide variety of tools to be stolen.

“They had to be sent back down south to be fixed at considerable cost.

“Security is now being tightened across the board to prevent any future similar incidents from happening.”

Items stolen in the first theft included generators, saws, power drills and a variety of other expensive tools.

In the second theft, two vehicle batteries were taken from a storage container at the facility.

Alongside another centre in Inverness, the Dundee set- up oversees the repair and service of 348 vehicles from 164 stations across the north of Scotland.

There are 35 members of staff at the centre, including mechanics and property specialists.

The workshop section is fitted with seven vehicle inspection pits for fire engines, a mechanical parts store and three hydraulic lifts for light vehicles.

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A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire And Rescue service said she could not comment because of the ongoing police investigation into the incident.

Police Scotland revealed their inquiries into t he th e f t are continuing.

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