Officers are appealing for witnesses following the theft of furniture from a number of gardens in the Portsoy area.
The thefts happened some time between Friday and Monday in the Durn Road and South High Street areas of Portsoy.
A number of items of garden furniture have been recovered and anyone who thinks they may have been targeted or who has any information in relation to these thefts is asked to contact police on 101 using reference number CF0145940618.