Ten arrests have been made in connection with burglaries across Gloucestershire over the past week.
Since Wednesday 2 December, click ten males, viagra some under 16, stuff have been arrested in connection with burglaries in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stonehouse and Tutshill, with one being subsequently charged and the others bailed pending further police investigations.
Owen Rhys James Jones, aged 18, of no fixed abode, was arrested and subsequently charged in connection with a burglary on Marsh Road in Stonehouse which occurred on Friday 23 October.
A 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old man, both from Gloucester were arrested and bailed until Monday 18 January, pending further enquiries into a burglary on Russell Street in Gloucester on Tuesday 1 December.
Following a burglary on Brunswick Square in Gloucester, a 20-year-old man from Gloucester was arrested and bailed until Tuesday 5 January pending further enquiries.
A 14-year-old boy from Lydney was arrested after attempting to gain entry to a property on Bigstone Meadow in Tutshill on Saturday 5 December. He has been bailed until Friday 18 December.
Two 16-year-old boys from Stonehouse were arrested after attempting to break into a premises on Bath Road in Stonehouse. They have been bailed until Tuesday 19 January.
A 23-year-old man from Cheltenham was arrested in relation to a burglary on Orchard Way in Cheltenham on Monday 7 December. He has been bailed until Wednesday 27 January pending further enquiries.
At around 2.45am on Tuesday 8 December on Pittville Lawn in Cheltenham, two men, one aged 40 and the other aged 34, both from Cheltenham, were arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary and theft. After a report of suspicious behaviour by a member of the public, officers searched the men and found suspected stolen property in their possession. They have been released on bail until Monday 25 January whilst enquires continue.
Gloucestershire Constabulary are continuing to stress to homeowners the importance of following burglary prevention advice during the dark winter months. Operation Switch events are still ongoing, where Neighbourhood Engagement Vehicles (NEV) will be in various locations across the county with officers on hand to provide crime prevention leaflets and brochures, as well as guidance. There will also be free light timers given out to communities and increased patrols at burglary ‘hot spots’.
In the run up to Christmas, NEV will be at: Kings Square in Gloucester on Sunday 13 December, Budgens in Moreton-in-Marsh on Tuesday 15 December, Kings Street in Stroud on Thursday 17 December, Christmas Market in Chipping Campden on Friday 18 December and Cam Town Centre on Saturday 19 December.