Police looking into theft of pair of village postboxes
DYFEDPOWYS Police are investigating the theft of postboxes from Pencader.
Officers said two Royal Mail postboxes had been stolen.
A spokeswoman for the force said: “Sometime between Tuesday, January 5, and Monday, January 11, two postboxes have been stolen.
“One was situated in the village of Llanfihangel-ararth and one on the A475 Prengwyn to Rhydowen road.”
Anyone who may have posted mail in those postboxes on or between those dates is asked to contact police.
County councillor Linda Evans, who represents the Llanfihangel-ararth ward, said the thefts were unusual in nature.
She questioned whether culprits were after valuables within posted mail or took the boxes for their metal value.
Cllr Evans added: “If anyone saw anything suspicious or knows anything about these postboxes going missing then I urge them to contact the police.
“Of course, people do post money and other valuable things, so it could be whoever did this was looking for that sort of thing.
“Or alternatively they could have taken the postboxes for the value of the them as they are metal.
“It’s not the usual sort of offence you expect to see, especially in an area like ours.
“If anyone can help police then they should come forward.”
Royal Mail, has approximately 115,000 postboxes across the UK.
A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: “Overall we have seen a reduction in the theft of rural postboxes of around one third in the last year thanks to the preventative measures we take.
“Royal Mail works closely with police forces and other groups across the UK to prevent the unlawful removal of postboxes.
“We deploy preventative measures and technologies to deter theft, and these measures may include forensic tags, permanent metal marking systems and electronic tracking.”
Anyone who believes they can help police in relation to the Pencader thefts can contact PC Wayne Clarke (badge number 1003 ) by emailing 101@dyfed-powys. pnn.police.uk.
Alternatively, call the non-emergency 101 number.
Please quote the crime reference DPP/0043/11/ 01/2021/01/C.