Police appeal for information after Buckie Harbour break-in and flares set off
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POLICE at Buckie are appealing for information after flares were set off at the harbour on Monday, August 21.
The incident occurred after an earlier break-in at a shipyard on Commercial Street.
Around 12.30am, emergency services responded to reports of flares being set off at Buckie Harbour. Officers attended along with Coastguard and the local lifeboat. A full search of the area was carried out with no trace of anyone.
Around 1.15pm, police received a report that the shipyard had been broken into the previous evening. Two male youths broke in around 8.45pm on Sunday evening, they inflated a life raft and stole flares from survival kits.
Constable Christopher MacKinnon said: “This type of behaviour is completely irresponsible.
"Our investigation is continuing to identify and trace those involved as soon as possible.
“We are treating these two incidents as linked and I would urge anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area of the harbour on Sunday night into Monday morning, or who has any information that may assist our enquiry, to contact us.
“I would also ask anyone in the local area who has personal footage or dash-cam that could help us to please contact us as soon as possible.”
Information should be passed to 101 quoting reference number 0098 of August 21. Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.
