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Published:
November 24, 2006
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Police search Brean caravan parks in £100k burglary probe
Police
conducted an air search of several caravan parks at Brean on Thursday
afternoon (Nov 23rd) as they investigated a £100,000 furniture
robbery.
The
force helicopter pictured above carried out the search of caravan
parks across the resort, near Burnham-On-Sea, from around 2.20pm
after officers received reports that some of the stolen furniture
may have been taken to the area.
Three
lorries loaded with quality sofas and armchairs had been stolen
from an industrial estate at Avonmouth on Monday. While the lorries
were later found abandoned in the Congresbury area, all the furniture
was missing.
"After
receiving some information about the possible whereabouts of the
furniture, we carried out an air search of several caravan parks
in Brean on Thursday," Somerset police spokesman Darren Bane
confirmed to Burnham-On-Sea.com.
"Our
investigations are continuing, but to my knowledge nothing was
found at Brean on this occasion."
Monday's
4am break-in occurred at a portable office building in Burcott
Road, Avonmouth. The keys to three 7.5 tonne lorries were taken
and police believe the vehicles were driven onto the M5, leaving
it at junction 20 for Clevedon and then travelling through Yatton
to reach Congresbury. It is possible that the furniture may have
been unloaded from the lorries somewhere along that route.
Anyone
with any information concerning the identities of those responsible
for the theft or the whereabouts of the furniture should call
Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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