Thieves break into Notts fire station and steal emergency vehicle

Police were called after a security lock was cut and a flatbed fire truck stolen after the keys were located inside the station.

Insp Hayley Crawford, of Nottinghamshire Police, urged anyone who with information about the burglary, or who sees the vehicle to come forward.

She said: “To gain entry to a fire station and then steal a vehicle is completely unacceptable. We’re working to make sure whoever did this is held to account and I would urge any residents who saw suspicious activity around Tuxford Fire Station in the early hours of Tuesday, or who might have CCTV or dash cam footage, to get in touch.”

The incident happened at Tuxford Fire Station, yesterday, August 1, at about 1.15am.

Group Manager Chris Emmott, of Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service, said: “A service van, among other things inside the vehicle, were stolen.

“Our fire stations are around Nottinghamshire to help keep our communities safe, and not there to be damaged or tampered with. This behaviour is not acceptable, and we are working closely with Nottinghamshire Police and neighbouring services to get to the bottom of this.

“Thankfully, crews at Tuxford are still able to respond to emergencies, so I want to reassure our communities they will receive a full emergency response if they were to need us.

“Thank you to those who have already provided information to help us in this investigation. If you do have any further information then please contact Nottinghamshire Police.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident 95 of August 1, 2023.