Saffron Walden residents warned to secure outbuildings after shed is broken into

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Friday 14 Mar 2014 6:07 PM

Written byELEANOR BUSBY

A break-in in Saffron Walden has prompted police to remind residents to secure their sheds and garages and report any suspicious activity to officers.

A shed was broken into in Langley Lower Green, Saffron Walden, between February 15 and March 10 when the owner found that his lawnmower and a Macallister petrol strimmer had been stolen.

The lawnmower is a ATCO Rotary 18SE, which is green with black bag and silver engine compartment, and the petrol strimmer is silver with a black/blue engine compartment.

Anyone with any information about these items or the burglary is asked to contact Pc Red Leeson at Saffron Walden Police Station on 101.

Crime prevention advice from Police regarding sheds:

- Sheds typically contain tools, bikes and gardening equipment which are not just valuable but which could prove useful to a burglar, so secure the door with padbolts and close-shackle padlocks or a padlock alarm.

- Hinges should be fitted using coach bolts and large backing washers.

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