NW RU Inc 64-22/01 Burglary Church Lawford & Inc 51-20/01 Burglary Long Lawford

Incident 64 of 22/01/2012 refers to attempted burglary of The Old Smithy in Church Lawford. Approx 6.25am on Sunday 22nd January a male was disturbed trying to break in through a window after the beading had been removed. It appears the male wearing a balaclava had used ladders to access a flat roof.

Incident 51 of 20/01/2012 refers to a burlgary in Woodleigh Road Long Lawford. Unknown offenders have forced open a garage door, moved several items and stolen a motorcycle, whilst they may have also entered the house.

If you have any information which could be linked to either incident please phone us on 101 and quote the relevant incident number.

There has also been a burglary of a home at Newnham Lane on Monday 23/1 between 6.15am and 6.15pm where rear patio doors were forcred. A laptop and Wii were stolen.

For people who keep their eyes open whilst travelling around the area, a daytime burglary in Wolston this week involved a small white car derived van and the offenders broke straight through the front door approx 3pm to 3.30pm on Wed.

If you have a garage please remember up and over doors are notoriously easy to break into quickly and quietly and please consider dead bolts on the inside or a product such as garage defender for the outside. A burglar alarm is still recommended as the best security device for your house.

You can also contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team via www.police.uk <http://www.police.uk> or phone us on 01788 853851 for us to review your home security with you.