Appeal for information and crime prevention advice.

We are investigating two incidents which occurred in Scorton and Ellerton, Richmond.

The incident in Scorton involved the theft of tools from a van at Beaufighter Close between 2300 - 0600 hours on the 11/11/2026.

The incident in Ellerton involved the theft of a thousand litres of heating oil from an oil tank of a residential home in the village.

Do you have any information which would assist North Yorkshire Police in finding those responsible and help keep your community safe?

Did you or anyone who you live with, hear or see anything around the above time and date?

Do you have any CCTV coverage capturing the incident, or anything happening on the street before or after?

Do you have a vehicle with a dash-cam parked in the area?

If you can assist, please call 101 quoting reference 12260221651 (Scorton incident) 12260221283 (Ellerton incident)

If you need any crime prevention or security advice, please use the following link https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/

Contacts

Crimestoppers - 0800 555 111

Supporting Victims – 01904 669276

Message Sent By
Vincent Long
(Police, PCSO, Richmondshire)