Crime file - 04/01/11

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Cycle thieves pedalled off

Thieves stole a mountain bike from a back garden in Preston. The theft occurred at Silverdale Drive sometime between December 28 and 11am on December 30. The thieves took a red and black Korner Caldera 24-gear mountain bike, with the letters ‘XT’ on the frame.

Sprinkler thief raided garden

A thief stole garden tools and a sprinkler from a house in Worden Lane, Leyland, overnight on December 28.

Tackle stolen from garden

A fishing kit was stolen from a garden shed. The thief walked through the gate of a home in Riverside, Preston, between 10.30pm last Wednesday and 4am on Thursday, before getting into the shed and moving around a variety of items. A six-foot long sea fishing tackle bag was stolen from the shed.

Anyone with any information should call police on 08451 253545 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

(Reproduced from Lancashire Evening POst, 5th Jan 2011)

Gardien Tip: Garden sheds are the number one target for opportunist thieves. See how to protect them at http://www.garden-security.co.uk/shed-security-print.htm