Thieves take off with timber lorry from forest
The lorry was stolen from near Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway
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Thieves have made off with a timber lorry from a forestry area in the south of Scotland.
The blue Scania was stolen some time between 16:30 on Friday and 12:30 on Monday.
The lorry was taken from an area about 1.5 miles (3km) north of the Samye Ling Tibetan centre near Eskdalemuir.
Police said they had received reports of a possible sighting of the lorry at about 01:00 on Monday when a vehicle was seen heading south on the A74(M).
Anyone with any dash cam footage or who may have seen the lorry has been asked to get in touch.
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