APPEALS
Over the weekend there has been a couple of dwelling burglaries in Newton Aycliffe. At wound 7.40 pm on the evening of Saturday 6th February 2016 suspects have entered a house in Welbury Grove and moved items around in the hallway before leaving empty handed. It is possible that they have been disturbed by the presence of dogs in the premises.
Between midnight that same evening and 11 am in Dudley Drive there has been what we in the business call a ‘sneak in’ where unknown persons have entered a house that was insecure and stolen property from within – namely a purse and wallet. The purse was subsequently found near to The Burn, in the Humphrey Close area.
It is fair to assume that these crimes are connected given the similarities in circumstances and the close time-frames between both. Newton Aycliffe Police are therefore appealing for anyone who may have information that could assist the progression of the investigations to come forward – anonymously if preferred, and contact us via 101 or through private messaging to the Newton Aycliffe Police Facebook page.
The common denominator in both of these crimes is that doors were left unlocked providing the perfect means for opportunist thieves to ply their trade. Whether you are at home or not please keep your doors locked.
We have also seen a slight surge in the occurrence of vehicle crime in the town – particularly overnight between Tuesday 2nd February into Wednesday 3rd February 2016. At around 11.15 pm two males were disturbed tampering with the fuel cap of a black Ford Focus on Whitworth Avenue, Aycliffe Business Park.
They made off from the scene but left behind a silver Vauxhall Corsa that was found to have been stolen from the Langley Moor area in late January. This vehicle was displaying registration plates which had been stolen from another vehicle in Linden Place earlier on Tuesday evening. The vehicle has been recovered and forensic exploration continues. Likewise, any information pertaining to these crimes is sought and the Neighbourhood Policing Team will treat any received in the strictest of confidence – our reference for these incidents is SK1600352.
POP IN PACT
It seems all doom and gloom doesn’t it. Our POP IN PACT’s continue and the next forum for the Town centre will be on Thursday the 3rd March in the usual unit utilised by the NPT. On the 8th March there will be a POP IN PACT at Woodham Community Centre. Just as the name suggests these events are there for anyone wanting to simply ‘pop in’ and chat with members of the Neighbourhood Team in relation to any issues they may be experiencing. Details of these and other events can be found on the Durham Constabulary website – simply navigate to the Newton Aycliffe area from the ‘Your Neighbourhood’ tab.
There will be a new PCSO joining the NPT in the near future and details will be published closer to the time.
So that’s where we are. Until next time – Stay Safe!
Mark J Edwards
Newton Aycliffe NPT Inspector
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