Plea to review shed security after nine burglaries over one weekend in Haverhill

Officers are urging local people to ensure their sheds are secure following nine burglaries in one weekend in Haverhill.

Two separate addresses in the town's Chauntry Road were burgled overnight between Friday and Saturday, with a nail gun and pressure washer stolen.

Four further incidents took place overnightbetween Saturday and Sunday.

Two sheds in Chainey Pieces and one in Chauntry Road were broken into and an attempted burglary of a garage took place in Woodcock Close.

Power tools and golf clubs were only some of the items stolen.

A yellow and black Suzuki RMZ 250 motorcross bike was taken alongside power tools worth several hundred pounds from a garage in Sandpiper Close.

This happened between Friday and Sunday.

A Woodfield petrol strimmer was stolen from a shed in Burton End between Thursday and Sunday, and a mans black, white and red Trek Series 1 road bike was taken from another shed in the town over the course of the weekend.

Officers from the town's Safer Neighbourhood Team are urging residents to lock their sheds and outbuildings with close-shackle padlocks, if possible. A shed alarm shuold also be installed.

For further protection, tools and bikes should be marked with postcode and business name, if appropriate, with a forensic marking solution or etching.

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Plea to review shed security after nine burglaries over one weekend in Haverhill