(jd) The employee of a petrol station on Mindener Straße discovered a theft on Wednesday (16.4.). On the petrol station premises there is a cage secured with a lock in which various gas cylinders are stored. Previously unknown suspects forced the lock in order to open the cage. They stole a total of ten gas cylinders, causing damage in the three-digit range. According to an initial review of the video footage from the surveillance cameras, a light-colored vehicle drove onto the gas station premises at 2:02 a.m. on Wednesday night. Two people wearing light-colored clothing got out of the car and stole the gas cylinders before fleeing in an unknown direction. Further analysis of the video footage and the investigation, which has been taken over by the Herford criminal investigation department, are ongoing. Witnesses who observed anything conspicuous in the area of Mindener Straße during the aforementioned period are asked to contact 05221/8880.