Electrical transformer worth £50k stolen during burglary at Sutton business
An investigation is underway after a £50,000 electrical transformer was stolen from a Sutton-in-Ashfield business in broad daylight.
Police were called to an industrial site in Sutton-in-Ashfield following a break-in at a commercial premises.
An electrical transformer – valued at £50,000 – was stolen after intruders broke into a compound in the Fulwood area.
The break-in took place around 3.50pm on October 15, with a vehicle driving into and then out of the site with the transformer onboard.
An investigation has been underway ever since the burglary was reported, with officers now able to release this image as part of this.
PC Daniel Black, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This was a brazen, high-value commercial burglary that took place in the middle of the working day.
"We're clearly keen to establish exactly what happened and who might have been responsible.
"On that note, we can now release this image of a man we'd like to speak to as part of our ongoing inquiries.
"We'd therefore ask that anyone who recognises him shares this information with the police, so that we can ask him some questions."
Information can be reported directly to the police on 101, quoting incident 315 of 16 October 2026, while Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.