Police in St Andrews are appealing for witnesses after a fishing boat was broken into and navigation equipment stolen from the wheelhouse.
The incident happened while the boat was moored in St Andrews harbour in the early hours of Thursday January 11.
The navigation equipment included a black VHF ship to shore radio, a grey echo sounder and a black Navman 5500 GPS which are worth a total of around £1400.
Officers are now asking for anyone who saw anything suspicious in or around St Andrews harbour overnight between Wednesday January 10 and Thursday January 11.
Community Sergeant Neil Johnston, of St Andrews police station, said: “We would ask anyone who may have seen anyone behaving in a suspicious manner around St Andrews harbour in the early hours of Friday to please get in contact with us.
“Anyone who has been offered these items for sale is also asked to get in touch.
“We are committed to tackling acquisitive crime and the public have a vital role to play in this.
“We would advise people to take extra care to keep valuable property out of sight and securely locked away when left unattended. Further crime prevention advice can be found on our website at the address below.”
Those with information that can assist officers with this investigation are asked to call 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting incident number 0829 of January 11.
