CALLOUS thieves have stolen thousands of pounds worth of laptops from a school in Culcheth after breaking into the building during an evening crime spree yesterday, Monday.

Police say the incident happened at around 9.10pm at Newchurch Primary.

Eighteen Lenovo laptops were taken with each one valued at £320.

Following the break-in, an alarm was activated with the school caretaker later discovering the thefts.

It is currently not known how many suspects were involved in the break-in.

Anyone with information is urged to call 101 citing the crime reference number CC15059904.