A MINIBUS' fuel tank has been drilled into in a Herefordshire border town.
Hay and District Dial-a-Ride is a charity which provides a community transport service to members living within the area.
A spokesperson from the charity said they think it took place sometime on Monday night (May 23).
A significant fuel spillage was left across the Co-op supermarket car park, said the spokesperson.
A spokesperson from West Mercia Police said at around 2.30pm on Tuesday (May 24) officers.
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received a report of theft of fuel from a van parked in a car park on Newport Street, Hay-on-Wye.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue attended and made the area safe, said the spokesperson.
Enquiries are ongoing.
Staff from the supermarket and the Old Forge Garage also helped the group.
"The idea that some lowlife can do this to what is obviously a vehicle for the elderly and disabled is contemptible and disgraceful," said the spokesperson.
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The incident also means that the minibus is currently off the road, which may affect some of the groups trips and bookings.
The group is looking for CCTV footage along Newport Street or any information that could help.
If anyone saw anything they think could help contact West Mercia Police on 101, quoting crime reference number 0340 I 24052022.
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