Police appeal and crime prevention advice given after jewellery stolen in six burglaries

Police are urging people to be vigilant and are appealing for witnesses after six burglaries and attempted burglaries in the Lowestoft and Kessingland area, including four where jewellery and other items totalling thousands of pounds were stolen.

These incidents took place between Thursday 15 August and Monday 9 September.

In total thousands of pounds worth of jewellery were stolen in the burglaries, which officers believe may be connected.

37/47027/24 – Wash Lane, Kessingland: Between midnight Saturday 17 August and 10pm Sunday 18 August

37/48979/24 – Priors Close, North Lowestoft: Between 2pm Thursday 15 August and 5.20pm Wednesday 28 August

37/48923/24 – Borrow Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft: Between 9.10pm Monday 26 August and 9.15am Wednesday 28 August

37/51037/24 – St Peter's Street, Lowestoft: Between 4.15pm and 11pm Saturday 7 September

37/51029/24 – Airedale, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft: Between 3.30pm and 10.20pm Saturday 7 September

37/51481/24 – Silverwood Close, Pakefield, Lowestoft: Between 10.54pm and 10.57pm Monday 9 Sept 2024

Anyone who has any information, images or footage which could help the inquiry into any of the incidents is asked to contact Suffolk Police, quoting the relevant crime reference given, via:

Website – https://www.suffolk.police.uk/tell-us

Phone – Call 101

Crimestoppers – Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Please note in the event of an emergency you should always call 999.

 

Crime prevention safety advice

Officers are urging residents to be vigilant and to ensure doors are locked and security measures are in place, at both the front and rear or properties, to protect their homes and their belongings. Crime prevention advice on home security can be found by visiting the Suffolk Constabulary website: https://www.suffolk.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/keep-burglars-out-property/

Further advice can be found at: https://www.suffolk.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/

Tips include:

• Keeping the property visible
• Use of working CCTV or video doorbells
• Alarms
• External and internal lighting