Pc 9098 Mark Clough, Saddleworth North Policing Team
There were 21 offences in Saddleworth North during April and May. Only one was committed in Diggle.
Vehicle damaged on Stoneswood Road, Delph on the 28/4/13. Offender damaged a car door lock causing the alarm to sound.
Burglary on Huddersfield Road, Austerlands on the 16/4/13. Unknown offenders forced entry through a panel on the backdoor of the property. They made an untidy search of the house and stole several items.
Burglary of The Grove, Dobcross on the 2/4/13. Unknown Offender/s used a paving stone to smash the French-windows at the rear of the property. They gained access to the kitchen and made an untidy search of the property. Several items were stolen. The Offender/s were possibly disturbed as a number of high-value items and vehicle keys were left untouched.
Burglary on Standedge Road, Diggle on the 1/4/13. Two male offenders broke into a large secluded semi detached property. They entered through an insecure door and made an untidy search of the property. They were disturbed by a visitor to the house and fled on foot.
Theft from a motor vehicle on Oldham Road, Denshaw on the 8/5/13. Thieves tried to steal diesel from an HGV whilst the driver slept inside. No diesel was stolen but siphoning equipment was left at the scene.
Theft from a motor vehicle on Woodleigh Road, Austerlands on the 10/4/13. An unknown offender used a stone to smash a car’s offside window. The offender climbed over the seats at the rear of the vehicle and stole an electric guitar.
Shoplifting 0n King Street, Delph on the 6/5/13. An unknown male offender stole two sirloin steaks then got into a taxi, as passenger, and left the scene.
Damage to a vehicle on Thorpe Lane, Scouthead on the 23/4/13. Unknown offender/s threw a stone at a parked vehicle. The vehicle’s bonnet was damaged and the front windscreen smashed.
Damage to a vehicle on Dobcross New Road, Dobcross on the 15/4/13. Unknown offenders scratched a vehicle’s bonnet with a sharp instrument and then forced a nail in the front nearside tyre.
Damage to a vehicle on Sam Road, Diggle on the 12/4/13. Unknown offenders threw a stone at a moving bus, smashing the upper deck window.
Damage to a dwelling on Oldham Road, Denshaw on the 9-12/4/13. A door handle to an outbuilding was removed. The door handle was found on the floor.
Damage to road surface on Knarr Lane, Delph on the 5-15/4/13. Offenders painted double yellow lines black.
Illegal posession of drugs on Dale Lane, Delph on the 12/5/13. Offender, on a public street, was approached by the police in relation to another matter and was found to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis.
Illegal possession of drugs on Ship Lane, Moorside on the 19/4/13. Offender was stop searched and found to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis. The offender was arrested at the scene.
Breach of a restraining order on Belmont Avenue, Springhead on the 9/5/13. An offender, who is not allowed within 500m of Dovecote Lane, was seen breaching a restraining order several times over a three day period.
