WITNESSES are being sought after thieves stole red diesel fuel from a number of vehicles over the weekend.

The incident occurred while the automobiles were parked up at a site outside of Earlston between 4.30pm on Friday, May 25 and around 7.10am on Monday, May 28.

Anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen or heard anything suspicious is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0877 of May 28, 2018.

Alternatively, information can be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111.