Police are currently carrying out an investigation at Buckie Service Station after the premises were broken into overnight.
The alarm was raised at around 6.35am this morning after entry had been forced into the building in the town’s High Street.
Detective Inspector Stuart McAdam said: “Our inquiries are at a very early stage, and I would appeal to anyone who was in Buckie overnight and saw anything suspicious in the area to please get in touch.”
It is the second break-in to a rural service station in the past 24 years.
Yesterday morning police were called to the Gulf Strathbogie Filling Station at Huntly was targeted.
DI McAdam said nothing was taken from the Aberdeenshire business but “for two rural businesses to have been targeted in such a short space of time is obviously extremely concerning”.
“I would appeal to anyone with information about either incident to please get in touch by contacting Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 if you would prefer to remain anonymous,” he said.
“I would also appeal to any motorists including lorry drivers, taxis and bus drivers to come forward if you were in either of the areas surrounding Buckie or Huntly on the nights in questions and have dashcam footage of the routes in and out.
“I would also ask that any rural shop owners remain vigilant while our inquiries continue to trace the person – or people – responsible for these incidents. Crime of this nature won’t be tolerated, especially in communities like these which are generally safe places to live and work.”