LIFE-SAVING equipment worth tens of thousands of pounds has been stolen from an ambulance station.
Between 4pm on June 30 and 7.45am on July 3, forced entry was gained to the East Grinstead Ambulance Station, in College Lane.
A locked store room and two ambulance vehicles were broken into, and at least six defibrillators valued at a total of around £34,000 were taken.
A further break-in occurred at the station overnight on Sunday, July 9 and on this occasion a set of keys to an ambulance were stolen. The ambulance itself was not damaged or stolen.
The incidents are being linked to a similar theft of medical equipment from Hastings Ambulance Station on June 25.
In addition, detectives are not ruling out the possibility they may be linked to similar incidents in Dorking, Banstead and Tongham in Surrey, and others in Ashford, Sheppey and Herne Bay in Kent in recent weeks.
Anyone with any information is asked to report it online quoting serial 217 of 03/07.
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