BEAMINSTER: Dorset Police are warning residents about a number of thefts in the Beaminster area.

Sometime between Sunday, November 25 and Monday, December 3, offenders stole two aluminium tripod ladders left outside in South Perrott.

On Monday, December 3, offenders stole a Stihl strimmer, a battery and battery charger from a garage in Beaminster.

Sometime over the last few weeks, a chainsaw and long-reach hedge strimmer were taken from a garage in Corscombe.

Residents are asked to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to Dorset Police on 101 or at www.dorset.police.uk

WEST DORSET: A lawnmower, drill and sander have been stolen from a garage in Mosterton.

The garage was broken into sometime between Friday, December 7 and Sunday, December 9, police said.

Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101, quoting crime number 55180197511.

BEAMINSTER: Two Niwaki aluminium tripod ladders have been stolen from a property in South Perrott near Beaminster.

They are reported to have been stolen sometime between Sunday, November 25 and Monday, December 3.

Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101, quoting crime number 55180194380.

CORSCOMBE: Sometime between Monday, November 19 and Tuesday, December 4, a chainsaw and hedge strimmer were stolen from an outbuilding of a farm in Corscombe.

Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101, quoting crime number 55180194703.