Stolen items worth £225k recovered

Police in Forth Valley have recovered more than £225,000 worth of items from housebreakings and car thefts.

Forth Valley Police Division set up a task force to work alongside similar teams across Edinburgh, Glasgow, West Lothian one month ago.

Now the force has reported that it has clawed back £227,000 worth of property from housebreakings and theft of motor vehicles across Forth Valley.

Detective Sergeant Liam Harman, leading the team, said:“Our successful recovery of high-value property in such a short span of time goes to show the benefits of collaborative work with partners from other divisions.

“Daily contact between teams across the East of the country ensures we keep up to date with emerging crime trends and enhance the opportunities to prevent offences, and catch the criminals responsible.

“In addition to the recovered items, stolen property warrants have been conducted, resulting in numerous positive lines of enquiry.

“We use several modern policing techniques to trace stolen property and gather evidence. We always welcome information from the public and if you know of anyone currently trying to offer you something for sale in the run up to Christmas that seems too good to be true it probably is.”

Officers are now urging anyone with information on this to report it by calling 101, or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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