West Midlands Police are asking for help to find two minibuses which were stolen from a school in Kingswinford, Dudley, last weekend.

It’s understood that intruders forced their way through gates into the grounds of Summerhill School, Lodge Lane, before making off with the vehicles at around 11.30pm on Sunday (16 June).

Both vehicles are white Citroen vans and they have the school’s branding on them as pictured, although it is possible this livery may have been removed or painted over.

Neighbourhood Policing Manager Inspector Sarah Smyth said: “Vehicle theft causes upset and inconvenience to people but it’s particularly unfair for a school to be targeted in this way.

“The minibuses are used to take staff and pupils on field trips, and to events and other extra-curricular activities. "The school needs these vehicles and it will cost them time and money to replace them.

“We’d urge whoever took the minibuses to do the decent thing by owning up, coming forward and returning them.

"But we’re asking for anyone with information that could help our investigation to contact us on 101, or via Live Chat on our website, and quote crime reference 20/589852/24.”