A 6kVA generator was taken from a carport in Cannonvale.
Sen-Sgt Blain said the generator was taken overnight between Sunday and Monday from the MacArthur Dve property.
The residents saw the sensor light go on overnight, but did not think too much of it until they realised the next day the generator had been stolen.
Sen-Sgt Blain said stealing offences were not common in the area but police did not want to see thefts occurring.
“We ask people who have those items to take extra care,” he said.
Two road crashes
Police have responded to two road crashes in the past few days, the first being a four-vehicle crash near Plants Whitsunday.