MORE than £28,000 worth of power tools and building equipment was stolen from six workshops in Sutton Veny, near Warminster.

Aidys Body Care, Warminster Metal Workers, DPA Services, Select Pile, Hintons and another workshop were all burgled in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

DPA Services suffered the biggest loss, with thieves walking away with £20,000 worth of equipment.

Sergeant Jason Reynolds said the raids happened sometime between 6pm on Tuesday and 6am on Wednesday.