Shropshire Star

Thieves raid Market Drayton in night of crime

Thieves targeted a pub, two homes and a van in a night of crime in one Shropshire town.

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Police have issued appeals for information after culprits broke in to properties around Market Drayton on Thursday night, making off with a Stihl saw and attempting to steal a motorbike.

PC Mick Sturland, for West Mercia Police's safer neighbourhood team said thieves broke in to the Lord Hill Pub on Shrewsbury Road at about 2am.

He said: "Offenders broke in through the cellar and attempted to steal bottles of spirits before setting off the alarm and making off.

"In Melrose Crescent offenders forced open an up and over door and made an untidy search but nothing was stolen.

"In Summerhill Gardens offenders broke into a garage and removed the motorcycle into drive.

"The bike was chained up and the occupants woke and scared them off.

"A Stihl saw was also taken from a tipper van in Shrewsbury Road."

Roy Blase, manager of the Lord Hill said: "It is very disappointing that someone would do this – especially as we are a community pub.

"We run that many family fun days and things it is very disappointing.

"They took two boxes of spirits and stacked more outside which they obviously thought they were going to come back for."

The attacks come after a string of burglaries in the town over the last few months.

Last month, the Nothing to Wear Dress Agency and Jones's Coffee House in Market Drayton were broken into by thieves on the same evening.

Days earlier, thieves targeted a church in the town and a farm on the outskirts of town.

Just weeks before that hair salon products worth hundreds of pounds were taken from Hair Boulevard in Daleands West.

Buttercross Tea Rooms in Cheshire Street has also had its door smashed recently and prior to that more than £400 was stolen from Barnardo's charity shop in the town.

It is not known if all the offences are linked.

Anyone with any information about the offences should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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