Appeal for information over burglaries

Police are appealing for information following burglaries in the Newcastle, Stafford and South Staffordshire areas recently.

Officers were called to an address on Levedale Road, Levedale, near Penkridge, on Wednesday (9 March).

It is reported the offender(s) gained entry to the property by damaging a rear patio door.

An untidy search was carried out and a quantity of cash was stolen.

The incident took place between 11.30am and 5.45pm on Wednesday (9 March).

Two days later (Friday 11 March), officers were called to a property off Brownshore Lane, Essington.

It is believed the offender(s) damaged a window to enter the property.

Cash and jewellery were reported as stolen and it is believed the offence took place on Monday (7 March).

On Saturday (12 March), officers were first called to an address on Clayton Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Entry to the property was gained by the offender(s) by damaging a window at the front.

It is believed the offence took place between 3pm on Friday (11 March) and 2pm on Saturday (12 March).

Officers were also called to Ampleforth Drive, Stafford, on Saturday (12 March).

The offender(s) gained entry to a property by damaging a rear door and carried out an untidy search.

It is believed the incident took place between 3.30pm and 9.30pm on the same day.

If anyone was in the area at the time of these incidents and has CCTV footage that could help the police with their inquiries, contact Staffordshire Police on Twitter, or call 101, quoting incident 865 of 12 March.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.