GRAVE-DIGGING equipment was stolen in a raid on a cemetery.

The digger, worth around �10,000 and dumper truck were stolen after callous crooks raided the Silver Street Jewish Cemetery, in Goffs Oak.

They broke open padlocks on containers and stole the heavy plant in the break-in, which took place between 2pm on Sunday and 8.30am on Monday.

• Anyone with information should call police on 0845 33 00 222, quoting reference K2-11-1248.