THIEVES stole a steel lifting crane from a garden in Charles Street, Selby.

The two-metre-high crane, which had been custom-made by the owner, was stolen along with scrap metal pipes which were also in the garden, between August 24 and September 25.

Anyone with information or who has been offered the items for sale should phone North Yorkshire Police on 101, e-mail Joanne.Bell@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk or phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.