Blue lights, handcuffs and cement mixer stolen from police

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A cement mixer, blue lights from a police car and a £1,000 trailer are among the items thieves have stolen from Wales' police forces.

Criminals have taken items from police cars, officers and stations.

Dyfed-Powys Police had copper piping and windscreen wipers taken, North Wales Police had handcuffs and body armour swiped, and South Wales Police lost a power washer and a motorbike.

Gwent Police did not provide details on what had been stolen.

A Freedom of Information request to the forces revealed thefts dating back to 2013.

Thefts from the Dyfed-Powys force also included a mobile phone charger from a police station and a £1,000 trailer stolen when it was left on the road.

Criminals in south Wales stole a £350 cement mixer from police premises, blue lights from a police car, and a window and a sign worth £120 from a police station.

Among the thefts reported by North Wales Police were a money jar from Benllech police station on Anglesey, handcuffs taken from a police officer in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, and body armour from Barmouth police station.

A graphic showing some of the items stolen from Wales' police forces