Witnesses are being sought after thieves stole quantities of red diesel from several vehicles in a layby near Earlston.

Anyone who may have been passing the layby on the A68 south of Earlston between 5pm on Wednesday, June 13 and 7am on Thursday, June 14, and may have seen anyone acting suspiciously, are urged to get in touch with Police Scotland.

Those who saw or heard anything suspicious are urged to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 0649 of June 14.

Alternatively, any information about this can also be passed on to the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org