Thieves smashed glass to raid home
THIEVES escaped with three televisions after smashing their way into a Holme Valley house.
West Yorkshire Police said the home on Oakes Avenue at Brockholes was ransacked after thieves got in by smashing a living room window.
The break-in happened at 5.30pm on October 31.
Police said two TVs were taken from a living room wall and one from an upstairs bedroom.
Around 30 crimes were reported to West Yorkshire Police in recent days.
Here’s a round-up of the incidents from across the Huddersfield area:
Linthwaite and Outlane: November 2 at 1.30pm: Thieves forced locks on two sheds in New Hey Road at Outlane and stole a Karcher washer, hand tools and some engine oil.
November 3 at 12.40am: An offender trying car door handles on Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, found a BMW 116 unlocked and searched the vehicle, although nothing was stolen.
The following crimes were reported but the victims asked for some details not to be made public:
Lead and other metals were stolen by a thief who climbed on to the roof of an empty mill.
A dash-cam, fuel card and a DAB radio were stolen from a Citroen Berlingo panel van.
Tools were stolen from a Peugeot Expert van parked on a street.
Golcar and Paddock: November 1 at midnight: A thief entered a house on Longwood Road at Paddock and stole a mountain bike.
November 2 at 8pm: A Euro profile lock was snapped by a thief at a business on Market Street. They then stole and takings and a bucket.
The following crimes were reported but the victims asked for some details not to be made public:
A TV was stolen from a house by a thief who used bodily force on a back door.
A thief damaged a house door lock and stole a bench band saw, cordless drill and other tools.
Machine tools were stolen from a business by a thief who covered a CCTV camera and then broke into a garage.
Commercial power tools were stolen from a Citroen Berlingo by a thief who smashed a side window.
An attempt was made to break into a working men’s club but without success. public:
A radio and a Stihl saw were stolen from a Ford Transit van parked in a yard.
A thief stole lead from a church roof, causing damage to the building.
A VW Transporter was broken into but nothing was taken.
Thongsbridge: October 31 at 6pm, a business premises on Luke Lane, was broken into by thieves who cut the padlock off the door. Tools and survey equipment were taken. Tools were also taken from a nearby premises.
The following crimes were reported but the victims asked for some details not to be made public:
Thieves broke into a house and stole computers, jewellery, keys and a fob which was used to access a garage where they were disturbed by the victim and made off.
Suspects in a Transit-style van were seen stealing metal and building materials from a garden.
Kirkburton, Denby Dale and Emley: November 4 at 8.41pm: Thieves broke into a house on The Crofts at Emley and made an untidy search of the main bedroom. It is not known if anything was stolen.
The following crimes were reported but the victims asked for some details not to be made public:
A Renault Master van parked on a drive was broken into and property stolen.
Two off-road motorbikes, sporting equipment and two bags of hand tools were taken from a garage.
Cash and Euro notes were stolen from a bedroom by thieves who broke into a house by forcing a window.
Two industrial steam cleaners were stolen from a milking parlour.
A Claud Butler mountain bike was stolen from an insecure farmhouse.
A jar containing pound coins was stolen from a house after a screwdriver was used to force open a rear patio door.
A jack was used to remove two wheels from a Citroen Belingo. A bicycle was stolen after a lock was cut off. Thieves stole a trailer parked in a yard.