Police investigate a spate of vehicle crime in Plymouth

Six vehicles were broken into, mostly overnight on Monday 29 December, across the northern part of Plymouth.

Offenders forced the door lock of a blue Volkswagen Combi van in Penrith Close, Estover, overnight on 29 December before stealing a DVD player, cash, designer sunglasses and tools worth a total of £1,200.

In Grizedale Road, Eggbuckland, the door of a grey Volkswagen Transporter van was jemmied on the same night. The £450 stereo was forced from the dashboard and stolen along with a £150 sat nav system.

Legal papers and documents were taken from a blue Vauxhall Vectra in Galsworthy Close, Manadon, also overnight on 29 December.

Police are also investigating after two vehicles were targeted in Waring Road, Southway.

A headlight, bumper and front number plate were taken from a Ford Fiesta overnight on 29 December. Around £200 worth of power tools were stolen from a white Citroen van when the driver’s door lock was forced some time between 5pm on 27 December and 7am on 30 December.

Thieves also got inside a white LDV van in Honicknowle Green around 1pm on 30 December and stole a Samsung mobile phone.

Detectives are investigating whether the crimes are linked and are urging anyone who saw anything suspicious to contact them on 101, quoting crime reference EL/13/5528.