Appeal for information after council depo broken into in Aberdeenshire

Detectives in Aberdeenshire are appealing for information following a break in and theft at a council premises.

Overnight between Friday, 7 November and Saturday, 8 November, 2025, an Aberdeenshire Council depo in Harlaw Road, Inverurie was broken in to and had goods taken. This includes tools, two trailers, a JCB mini digger, and a generator and the cost of the equipment is valued at £50,000.

Detective Constable Ailis Mercer said: "We're appealing to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area around the time of the incident or with any information to get in touch.

"We believe a green Jaguar X Type, which was later found burned out in Meikle Wartle, Inverurie, and a blue Transit style van were used to carry out this theft.

'I'd also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage to check it in case it has captured anything that could assist our enquiries."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0911 of 8 November 2025, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.