Police warning following string of burglaries in Emsworth area

Residents have been advised to keep their properties secure and lock up valuables at night.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Oct 2016, 12:58 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2016, 18:00 BST

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.

This warning from police comes after multiple burglaries were reported in Emsworth and Havant in the past week.

Havant district PCSO Victoria Cooper said: “Make sure that your properties are kept secure over night and when you are away from them. Also make sure that you lock all outbuildings and vehicles.”

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

According to PCSO Cooper, there have been 13 overnight dwelling burglaries in the past week in the Emsworth and Havant area alone.

She added: “We recommend that you use Immobilise, a free secure national database to log all your valuable items.

“In the unfortunate incident of your property being stolen, it helps the police to trace property back to its rightful owners. I advise you to look at our website for crime prevention advice to keeping your property safe.”

Both homes and outbuildings such as summerhouses were targeted in the string of burglaries, and in most cases jewellery or handbags have been stolen.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Hampshire Constabulary are currently investigating whether any of the burglaries are linked.

If you have any information about any of the burglaries, contact police on 101, quoting crime reference number 44160374581.

Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live.

Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on.

1) Make our website your homepage at www.chichester.co.uk/

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ChichesterObserver

3) Follow us on Twitter @Chiobserver

4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here.

And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out!

The Chichester Observer - always the first with your local news.

Be part of it.