Police appeal after trio of theft-related crimes

POLICE have launched an appeal for information after a trio of incidents.

Officers received reports overnight on Saturday of offenders entering private gardens or sheds and stealing bicycles along Bowes Hill and The Drift, in Rowlands Castle.

One the same night police received a report of an offender cutting a padlock to the rear gate of a property in Uplands Road. Officers have now said the incidents may be linked. If you have information, email PCSO Almera Toogood on Almera.toogood@hampshire.pnn.police.uk and quote the crime references 44190093115, 44190093162 or 44190093015 based on which of the three incidents you wish to speak about.