Sneak-in thief targets Dawley home
Police in Telford have issued a security reminder to residents in the town after a sneak-in at an address in Chilterns Gardens in Dawley.
At around 6pm last night, a woman who lives at the house arrived home and placed her handbag and her phone on a chair near to the property’s back door.
She went upstairs to get changed but then, when she came back down around ten minutes later, she noticed the bag and phone were missing and that the back door was slightly ajar.
She checked around her property but no-one was anywhere to be seen.
A police spokesman said:
“It appears that while the woman was upstairs, someone opened the rear door of her house and stole the handbag and the phone.
“When police were called a thorough search of the area around the property was carried out and although her driving licence was found dumped in ChilternGardens, no offenders and no further items were found.
“The stolen phone is described as a Sony Xperia mobile, while around £50 cash was in the victim’s bag when it was stolen.
“Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact West Mercia Police on 101 or 0300 333 3000, quoting reference number 207N 060313.
“Alternatively, please remember Crimestoppers can also be called anonymously on 0800 555 111 if you'd rather leave information without getting directly involved yourself.
“In light of this incident, we would also like to remind people of the need to secure their homes at all times as opportunist thieves are out and about looking for vulnerable properties to target.”
