Large amount of gold jewellery stolen from Telford house
A large amount of gold has been stolen from a home in Telford
Police in Telford are investigating a burglary which happened between 10.30am and 3pm yesterday.
Offenders forced their way into the property in Herbert Avenue, Wellington, through a side door.
They made an untidy search, and took items including rings, necklaces and bracelets, all of 22 carat gold. A quantity of cash was also stolen.
Officers would like to hear from anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area, or is aware of valuable gold items being offered for sale in unusual circumstances.
Detective Inspector Jason Everett said: "We would like to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of Herbert Avenue on Wednesday and might have witnessed suspicious activity, or anyone who has been offered jewellery for sale in unusual circumstances
"Our local teams work with members of the community who are likely to become targets of this type of crime, and give them suitable advice about protecting their property.
"I can give assurances to the community that significant resource is being invested investigating burglaries in Telford and this week detectives recovered a large amount of stolen property from an unrelated series of burglaries which resulted in two people being charged and receiving a custodial sentence."
Anyone with information is asked to call Mercia Police on 101 quoting incident 429S of 10 May. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org
