Spate of burglaries in space of 24 hours

Three burglaries were reported on Monday, all believed to have occurred during the day.

First, between 6pm on Sunday and 2.30pm on Monday, a TV 32-inch Samsung television was taken from a house in the hamlet of Birtley, near Church Stretton.

Then, a property belonging to an elderly couple situated on the Castle Hill, Marshbrook, near Church Stretton, was burgled between 9am and 1.30pm on Monday, with cash and ornaments reported stolen.

A further house near situated just north of Bishop's Castle on the A488 was burgled between 11.40am and 4pm the same day, with cash, jewellery and power tools stolen, as well as power tools including drills, nail guns and a chainsaw taken from an outbuilding at the property.

A further house, situated just north of Bishop's Castle on the A488, was burgled between 11.40am and 4pm the same day, with cash and jewellery stolen, as well as power tools including drills, nail-guns and a chainsaw taken from an outbuilding at the property.

Police are making enquiries about a suspicious vehicle seen in the area at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101.

Anyone who has information or saw anyone acting suspiciously in the areas of the burglaries during the morning or afternoon of February 22 is asked to contact West Mercia Police on 101.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org