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15:28 05/03/2020
Tools were stolen from two white vans in the town between 6.30pm on Tuesday 3 March and 2pm on Wednesday 4 March and a shed was broken into at around 11pm on Monday 2 March.
The incidents involving workmen’s vans occurred in Bridge Meadow and Yeoman Way.
A petrol lawnmower and a pressure washer were stolen from the shed in Marbury Gardens.
It is not known at this stage if any of the incidents are linked.
Enquiries in relation to the incidents are ongoing as officers attempt to establish who carried out the thefts and make them face the consequences of their actions, and to recover the stolen items.
They are urging anyone with information about the thefts to come forward and are appealing for residents to take action to reduce their chances of becoming victims of such crimes.
Detective Constable Kevin Cooper, of Ellesmere Port Local Policing Unit, said: “Having your possessions stolen by thieves is deeply upsetting.
“We are determined to establish who committed these offences and bring them to justice.
“Enquiries are ongoing and we want to speak to anyone with any information or CCTV or dashcam footage regarding any of the incidents.
“Residents can also help us and themselves by making it as difficult as possible for criminals to enter their vehicles and outbuildings and steal their belongings.
“They can do this by following our crime avoidance advice.”
The Force’s tips for deterring would-be thieves are:
Vehicles
Outbuildings
Anyone with information or footage regarding the theft incidents in Ellesmere Port should call Cheshire Constabulary on 101, give the details via our website or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The IML numbers to quote are 652444 (theft from a van in Bridge Meadow), 652708 (theft from a van in Yeoman Way) and 651708 (theft from a shed in Marbury Gardens).