Police hunt burglars after spate of raids

A SPATE of burglaries saw thousands of pounds of jewellery stolen within a few hours from homes across Stockport.

Police believe that the break-ins, which all took place on Monday, were the work of the same thieves, who subdued pet dogs at one house.

Two raids were in High Lane, where burglars tampered with a CCTV camera in the back garden of a home of Middlewood Road before smashing a kitchen window to get inside.

It happened some time between 11am and 1.30pm and dogs were locked in a room while jewellery worth £6,000 was stolen from others.

A £2,000 Tag Heuer watch was also stolen from a home on nearby Vicarage Close in a burglary between 10.30am and 2pm. Jewellery was stolen at two other addresses in break-ins through the kitchen window.

These happened at Oxford Drive, Woodley, at around 11am and Hibbert Lane, Marple, between 10am and 12.20pm.

A police spokesman said the burglaries could have followed a period of surveillance by the thieves to establish there were items worth stealing at each home.

He added: “We are linking these incidents because of the times, similar method used and the accessible route between the locations.”

Anyone with information can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.