Lead roofing worth thousands of pounds stolen from Norfolk churches

Police Officers. Picture: Ian Burt

Peter Walsh, Crime correspondent Thursday, September 11, 2014 3:26 PM

Lead roofing worth thousands of pounds has been stolen from churches across Norfolk prompting police to urge communities to stay vigilant.

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The warning comes after thieves targeted six churches in the past six weeks.

Lead worth between 10,000 and 20,000 was stolen from St Marys Church in Narford in two separate incidents between Tuesday 29 July and Wednesday 30 July and Thursday 28 August and Friday 29 August.

In the five other incidents:

Lead roofing was stolen from St. Peters and St. Pauls Church in Carbrooke between Monday 18 August and Tuesday 19 August;

Lead roofing was taken from St Peters Church in Guestwick between Monday 1 September and Tuesday 2 September;

An iron gate was stolen from St Marys Church in Cranwich between Thursday 4 September and Sunday 7 September;

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