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17:20 10/05/2021
Patrols have been stepped up in the High Peak following the theft of tools from three vans.
The three vans were targeted in New Mills and Chapel-en-le-Frith last night (9 May) with power tools stolen from each of the vehicles at the following addresses:
Gisbourne Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith – white Ford Transit van broken into at 11.10pm.
Manchester Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith – white Ford Transit van broken into at 11.20pm.
Peak Road, New Mills - white Ford Transit van broken into between 9.30pm and 6.30am this morning (10 May).
In each of the offences a white Audi was seen in the area at the time.
Following the thefts patrols have been stepped up across the area – with specialist roads policing officers also in the area to support local safer neighbourhood teams.
Anyone with any information about the incidents is asked to contact Derbyshire police using reference 21*251687:
Vans are often targeted by thieves for the tools stored inside. We appreciate that it is often difficult to remove all tools when the van is left overnight, although this is obviously the ideal.
You can reduce the risks by following some simple advice: