Tools and jewellery stolen in spate Shropshire raids
Power tools and jewellery have been taken during a spate burglaries of homes and sheds over the past few days.
Thefts have taken place around Ludlow, Church Stretton and Bridgnorth, and police are warning residents to remain vigilant.
In Ludlow, a house in Charlton Rise was broken into and jewellery stolen between Friday and Sunday.
Over the same weekend, between Friday and Monday, a room containing works of art at a house in Castle Street was broken into, and a detached workshop and storage container at another house on the same street was also burgled, with powered gardening equipment and other tools stolen.
On Saturday residents in Downton View reported a house had been broken into while the occupants were away, though it is not yet known if anything was taken.
The occupants of a house in Tollgate Road also reported they found their property had been broken into when they returned from holiday on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in Church Stretton tools were taken from the old railway station building at Harton, near Ticklerton, between Sunday and Monday, and a lawn mower and hedge trimmer were taken from two garden sheds in Park Way overnight on Monday.
There were similar break-ins in the Bridgnorth area. Thieves got into a farmyard and large shed at Romsley between 10pm on Friday and Saturday morning and made off with power tools and a trailer. The same night at about midnight, outbuildings at a farm near Alveley, were broken in to.
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "Police are asking residents to remain vigilant. Please ensure you keep valuable tools out of sight and lock buildings, fit good security lights and alarms where possible."
Anyone who has any information about the raids should contact police on 101.
