POLICE are seeking public assistance after a shipping container with around $25,000 worth of mining goods was stolen at Beechworth. Police said it’s believed from around 1:30am to 5:15am on November 16 the Flat Rock Road rural mining site was targeted by two suspects. A white Mercedes Actros prime mover with two long green trailers was caught on CCTV arriving at a weighbridge at 4:20am. The same truck was seen leaving the site nearly one hour later, with the stolen white shipping container loaded onto the trailer. Police said the container was filled with around $25,000 worth of equipment used for mining. Police released images of the truck with the stolen shipping container on Monday, November 25 in hopes of identifying the Mercedes and the offenders involved. Images and CCTV capturing a man wearing a black singlet and gray shorts at around 4:10am on the morning of the offending has also been released. If you have any information, please contact Wodonga Crime Investigation Unit on 02 6049 2700 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/.
