THIEVES took out a hedge to steal a tipper truck from a Herefordshire village.

The vehicle was taken from the drive of a house in Much Dewchurch during the early hours of yesterday morning.

The truck belonged to Joseph Francis and he thought the thieves struck between 2am and 4am.

The white truck was blocked in by other vehicles but the thieves drove through a hedgerow to get away after hot-wiring the tipper.

Anyone with information on the vehicle's whereabouts is asked to call police on 101 and quote 088s 140618.