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- BMX and electric scooter taken from shed: Byron Street, Dundee
Police in Dundee are appealing for information after a bike and a motorised scooter were stolen from a garden shed in Byron Street, some time between 7pm on Sunday (Feb 14) and 8am yesterday (Mon Feb 15).
Taken from the back garden shed, which is near to the former Rockwell Primary School, was a pink Rhino BMX and a red-coloured Razor E200 electric scooter.
- Thief takes hosepipe and bolt cutters in fire station burglary: Coupar
Tayside Fire and Rescue's station in Blairgowrie Road in Coupar, Angus had an unwelcome visitor sometime overnight between 9pm on Friday 22 January and 10.30am on Saturday 23 January.
The thief stole a fire hose and a pair of bolt cutters.
If you know where the stolen goods are now please get in touch with Tayside Police on 0300 111 2222.
- Bogus police officers sought in burglary enquiry, CCTV issued: Leicester
Officers from the city have released the images of two men they are trying to trace in connection with a burglary in Leicester.
The incident happened in September last year (Wednesday September 30, 2009) when two men posing as police officers stole items from a storage unit at a business premises in Leicester.
- Silverware, ornaments and figurines taken in burglary: Decoy Road, Gorefield
It happened between 7.30pm on Thursday (December 31) and 1.15am on New Year's Day in Decoy Road, Gorefield near Wisbech.
Stolen items include:
- Antique horn stolen by caller: Lord Drive, Great Gonerby
Police are appealing for information after an antique was stolen from a house in Great Gonerby.
An offender knocked on the door of a house in Lord Drive, Great Gonerby, between 7pm and 7.20pm on December 18 and asked a young girl to fetch her mum and dad.
The man then entered the house and stole an antique horn.
- Burglars steal tools from house under renovation: Fairclose, Whitchurch
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after tools were stolen in a burglary at an address in Whitchurch.
Sometime between 5pm on Friday, December 4 and 10am on Sunday, December 6, the front door was removed from a detached renovated property in Fairclose.
Amongst items stolen are:
- 80-year-old woman victim of failed distraction burglary: Queniborough
Police are appealing for witnesses following the report of a distraction burglary in Queniborough Road, Queniborough.
The incident happened at around 4.30pm yesterday (Tuesday September 1) when the 80-year-old victim was approached by a man at her home, who asked to check her water.
- Vicar's personal effects stolen from church: Earley
Police are appealing for witnesses following a theft at St Peter's Church on Sunday (5/7).
Between 10.30am and 2pm the vicar's personal property, including wallet, mobile phone and MP3 player were stolen from the vestry.
The church was open to the public on Sunday for a fundraising event, but the vestry is a private area.
- Distraction burglary by bogus council official, two pro-fits issued: Connah's Quay
Police investigating a distraction burglary in Connah's Quay are today issuing pro-fits of the two men they are trying to trace in connection with the incident which happened on Tuesday, April 7.
- BMW driven away in high value 2 in 1 burglary: Birstall
The incident happened between 12am and 7am on Tuesday June 30, when the victim woke to find items from a downstairs room had been taken.
Entry had been gained by the suspect through a back window to the property.
They then made their escape in the victims silver BMW, 320ISE, vehicle registration, FP51 WX U.
- Bogus Waterboard official attempts burglary: Avon Road, Cannock
Suspicious incident in Cannock
Officers from Chase division are appealing to the public to be on their guard after a suspicious incident in Cannock earlier today (April 15).
At about 11am a man gained entry to the home of an elderly lady in Avon Road claiming he was from the water board.
- Woman, 90, victim of distraction burglary, CCTV issued: Anson Street, Winton
Police have released pictures of two men they want to speak to after cash was stolen from an elderly woman's purse.
On Tuesday 27 January 2009, the 90-year-old victim was at home on Anson Street, Winton with her husband around 1pm when a man knocked on their door.
- Bogus electricity board officials target householders: Bromyard/Kington
Police in Herefordshire are appealing for information after a team of burglars posing as electricity utility workers called at addresses in Bromyard and Kington yesterday.
- Burglar robs lady, 81, of pension in her own house: Fallowfield
The 81-year-old victim heard a bang while sitting in the back room of her house on Horton Road, at about 5.30pm on Wednesday 21 January 2009.
She went to her front door to investigate but as she turned to walk back into the sitting room she was confronted by a burglar.
- Repeat of 'bogus water official' targeting elderly: Catterick village
Police are warning residents to be on their guard following another distraction burglary involving a bogus water official.
The latest burglary occurred at around 5pm on 22 January in Leeming Lane, Catterick village when a man claiming to be from the water board, tricked his way into the home of an elderly woman.