Residents urged to remain vigilant after spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries in south Warwickshire

Residents are being urged to remain vigilant after a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries in south Warwickshire.

All the incidents have happened over the last few days.

Warwickshire Police have provided the following details of the incidents:

~ Shortly before 4.30pm on December 9, there was an attempted burglary at a property in Snitterfield Road in Bearley (incident number 228 of December 9)

~ Sometime between 8.30am and 7pm on December, 9 a property in Lower Tysoe in Warwick was broken into and jewellery was stolen (incident number 304 of December 9)

~ Between 7.15pm and 7.45pm on December 9, a property in Lakin Drive in Bishops Itchington was broken into where jewellery and cash were stolen (incident number 319 of December 9)

~ Sometime between 7.30am and 7.50pm on December 9, a property in Church Close, Bishops Itchington was broken into and jewellery and cash were stolen (incident number 320 of December 9)

~ Between 3.20pm and 6pm on December 9, a property in Lakin Drive, Bishops Itchington was broken into and an item of jewellery was stolen. (incident number 349 of December 9)

~ At around 11.45pm on December 9 there was an attempted burglary at a property in Bates Lane, Tamworth-in-Arden (incident number 386 of December 9)

~ Sometime between 4pm on December 6 and 12.15pm on December 10, a property in Main Street, Lower Tysoe in Warwick was broken into (incident number 153 of December 10)

~ At some point between 11.30am on December 8 and 6.30pm on December 10, a property in London Road in Shipston-on-Stour was broken into and jewellery was stolen (incident number 315 of December 10)

Detective Sergeant Sarah Wolsey from Warwickshire Police said: “Unfortunately we have seen a number of burglaries and attempted burglaries in South Warwickshire this week and enquiries are currently ongoing to locate those responsible.

“As part of this, officers will be conducting additional patrols in the south of the county and are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed any of the above incidents, seen any suspicious activity or vehicles in the areas mentioned, or has CCTV or dash-cam footage to please come forward.

“We would ask residents to remain vigilant and to ensure windows and doors are kept locked, any valuables are kept out of sight while high value items are stored securely, and where possible, to set an alarm and leave lights on when you go out.

“I would also urge the public to keep a look out for any strange or suspicious activity they may see in their local areas and to report anything of concern.”

Anyone who witnessed any of the above incidents or has information is asked to report it via the Warwickshire Police website or by calling 101 quoting one of the above incident numbers.