Spate of vehicle related crime in Stone

Be aware, there has been a series of vehicle-related crime in Stone recently

Following a report on our Facebook page, we contacted Staffordshire Police to get details of any recently reported vehicle-related crime in the area.

Over the past month, there have been three burglaries of residential premises within the Stone area (Oulton Road, Lichfield Road) and on two of these occasions the vehicles belonging to the occupants have also been stolen.

There have also been three vehicles broken into and stolen in separate incidents, from Church Street, Mount Industrial Estate and Newcastle Street. One of these vehicles has since been recovered and a forensic examination is taking place to trace the offenders.

Chief Inspector Gemma Ward said:

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“I would like to reassure Stone communities that we are working hard to investigate these offences, but would like to remind local residents to be vigilant in leaving their vehicles locked securely and removing personal property, especially valuable items.

“If you have intruder alarms in your properties, please ensure they are in working order and switched on when you are out or overnight and lock doors and windows securely.

“We recommend that you leave all car keys out of sight from the outside of your property – not on a window sill or next to the front door – and consider placing contactless (remote) keys in a metal container in your home when not in use.

“Please inform Staffordshire Police via 101 if you have concerns about the suspicious activity of any unknown persons.”

This comes on the back of a police appeal yesterday in tracing Merseyside man Kurtis Price.

The 19-year-old, from the Birkenhead area, is wanted in connection with a car key burglary which took place in Stone, Staffordshire, on 23rd November 2017.

A white VW Golf was stolen from the property and later recovered in Merseyside on 27 November.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 referring to incident number 705 of 23 November. Alternatively, please call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.