The men have been described as white, in their 60s, and wearing dark clothing and gloves. One wore a cap and the other a beanie-style hat.
The men broke into the Park Hotel and Traquair Arms Hotel on Friday(Image: denovan / Getty Images)
Police are hunting thieves who broke into two hotels in the Scottish Borders and made off with thousands in cash.
Officers said two men entered the Park Hotel in Innerleithen Road in Peebles at about 1.20am on Friday and stole a four-figure sum of cash before making off in the direction of High Street.
At around 2.15am, the same men broke into the Traquair Arms Hotel in Traquair Road in Innerleithen, Police Scotland said, stealing a safe and a four-figure sum of cash.
The force said the incidents are being treated as linked. Both men are described as white, in their 60s, and wearing dark clothing and gloves. One wore a cap and the other a beanie-style hat.
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Detective Constable Nicky Batten said: “Our inquiries are ongoing to identify the two men involved and trace the car they used. Officers are studying CCTV from in and around the area to gather more information.
“I would urge anyone who was in these areas early on Friday morning who has any information or personal footage which could assist our inquiries to please contact us.”
Police Scotland are currently hunting down thieves after thousands was stolen from two hotels in the Borders(Image: EAST KILBRIDE NEWS)
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland through 101 quoting incident number 0471 of January 2. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.
It comes after a relative has called for files to be released into the unsolved murders of three Scottish soldiers in Northern Ireland in March 1971.
David McCaughey has vowed to end his quest for answers only when the truth in to the deaths of Brothers John and Joseph McCaig from Ayr, who were 17 and 18 respectively, and his Dougald McCaughey, 23 is uncovered.
The bodies of the three friends, who were the first off-duty soldiers murdered in the Northern Ireland Troubles, were found on a roadside in Ligoniel in north Belfast. The young men, who served with the Royal Highland Fusiliers, were lured to their deaths from a city centre pub. No-one has been convicted of the murders.
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