A £230 green Honda lawnmower was taken from a shed in Claxton, near York, overnight on Monday.

Thieves prised off the lock to get into the detached garden shed.

A Honda rotary lawnmower was stolen the next night from an unlocked garden shed in West Lutton, near Malton.

Vandals hunted

Vandals caused £100 damage when they broke advertising boards around the pitch at Malton Rugby Club.

The incident happened between 2.30pm and 7pm on Tuesday.

Hot strimmer

A Makita strimmer was stolen from a garden shed after thieves unscrewed the top half of a stable door in Kirby Grindalythe, near Norton.

The £400 strimmer was taken overnight on Tuesday.

Tools taken

Thieves stole garden tools from an unlocked shed in Harton, near York, on Sunday evening.

The shed was targeted sometime between 8pm on Sunday and 6.30am on Monday.

Power crime

A £700 generator was taken from the back of a trailer in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The generator went missing between 12.30am and 12.45am from Ropery Walk, Malton.

Updated: 08:38 Friday, June 20, 2003