Two fire stations, in Reepham and Great Massingham, were targeted this week, with the suspects thwarted when alarms went off.

Great Massingham Fire Station (Image: Google Street View)

The break-in bids are similar to recent incidents at fire stations in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire, where thousands of pounds worth of cutting equipment and hydraulic tools have been stolen.

Three years ago, more than £23,000 of tools from a fire appliance, including bolt cutters, side cutters and a power saw were stolen in a burglary at Martham Fire Station, near Great........

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