Nearly £4,000 worth of power tools were stolen from a van in Gants Hill between Sunday night and Monday morning.

Police are appealing for information after the workman’s tools were taken from a LDV Maxus van between 8pm on Sunday and 6.30am on Monday in Otley Drive.

The tools valued at around £3,950 include a petrol powered concrete saw, two Bosch hand drills, two nail guns and a Kango breaker tool.

Anyone with information should contact acting Det Sgt Tony Bowles of Ilford CID on 020 8345 2679.