Police warning after tools stolen in Oswestry raids
Police have warned workers and van drivers to remove tools from their vehicles after a spate of break-ins.
At least three vans were broken into in the Oswestry area last week.
A Ford Transit van in Rowlands Close, Morda, was broken into between overnight on April 25. All the tools inside the van, including sets of power and hand tools, were stolen. Officers say some of the tools and boxes were later found in Gatacre playing fields on the other side of Oswestry.
Between 2am-6.30am on April 26 sets of power tools were taken from a Ford Transit which was attacked on a driveway in Martins Field, Trefonen.
On the same night power tools were stolen from a van in Windsor Road, Oswestry. Empty cases that had contained the tools were found at Gateacre playing fields.
Police say that again on the night of April 25/26 number plates were unscrewed and stolen from a vehicle on a driveway in Woolston, Oswestry.
Anyone with information about any of the incidents or who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area - or who may have been offered tools for sale, is urged to contact West Mercia Police on 101.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org
