A 50-year-old man from Preston has been arrested following two burglaries and a theft in the city
A suspected thief who stole hundreds of pounds from an elderly woman's bank account before a burglary spree has been arrested.
Lancashire Police say they were first called in February to reports that a man had falsely used a bank card belonging to an elderly woman, withdrawing around £400 from her account. On March 25, officers were called to a burglary at an address in Penwortham. Watches, jewellery and electrical equipment worth around £12,000 were taken along with around £1,000 in cash. Three weeks alter on April 15, police attended an address on in Walton-le-Dale where the occupants of the house had disturbed a man who ran from the scene.
"It aims to locate and arrest offenders, take positive action to reduce residential burglary through crime prevention advice, and to safeguard and support victims of crime, keeping them at the heart of investigations."
Crime Lancashire Constabulary Penwortham
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