Lostock Hall

25/1/10 - Between 22nd & 23rd January offenders gained entry to a property via a side gate and then entered the detached garage through an insecure door, before stealing an adult BMX bicycle.

15/12/09 - On 14th December, on Marina Grove, a vehicle was damaged by scratching the panels. On the same date a vehicle on Fir Trees Avenue had its wing mirror pulled off.

8/9/09 - Between 4th & 5th September an unknown offender approached a locked and secure vehicle on Linden Drive and smashed the glass of the rear windscreen before making off undetected. Over the same period a vehicle on Mark Close had two tyres deliberately punctured.

3/08/09 - Between 30th & 31st July an offender has approached a locked vehicle on Marina Grove and, using a sharp instrument, has scratched the rear nearside panel of the vehicle before leaving the scene undetected.

Between 08:00hrs & 11:00hrs on 1st August an offender has approached a locked and secure vehicle on Queen St. and has smashed the nearside passenger window before stealing a sat-nav from the glove box.

Between 31st July & 1st August an offender has approached a vehicle on St.Cuthberts Road and has removed the glass from the wing mirror causing damage. The offender then left the scene undetected.

3/8/09 - Between 23rd July & 3rd August an unknown offender has taken a pedal cycle from an insecure garage on Marina Drive, making off undetected.

31/7/09 - Between 22:30hrs on the 29th July and 07:30hrs on the 30th an offender has approached a locked and secure vehicle parked on the driveway of a house on Fir Trees Avenue (between numbers 50 - 60), climbed onto the roof of the vehicle where two adult bikes were locked to the roof rack, and stole one of the bicycles, before making off undetected.

29/6/09 - Between 23rd and 25th June an offender damaged the bonnet of a vehicle on Marina Grove. Also, between 27th and 28th June offenders have damaged a vehicle on Medway Close.

24/6/09 - Between 00:05hrs and 07:00hrs on 23rd June thieves have stolen property from a house in Rosemead Avenue, after gaining entry through an insecure kitchen window.

22/6/09 - Between 8th & 12th June offenders unscrewed door hinges of a wooden shed at the rear of a property on Albrighton Close, before removing the door. On this occasion no property was stolen.

Between 18th & 19th June, on Todd Lane North, a vehicle was damaged by being "keyed". Also on the same dates, offenders have forced padlocks off a wooden shed on Lostock View and stole property.

Between 23:00hrs 19th & 08:00hrs 20th June a burglary took place at a house in Glendale Avenue. Offenders entered by an insecure side door and stole property from the dining table.

At 03:30hrs on 12/6/09 offenders have approached a locked and secure motor vehicle parked on a driveway on Moss Lane. They then cut the beading of the rear window, removed the window and stole power tools from the vehicle.

It is believed that 3 males are responsible for this offence, 2 males dressed in black and 1 male, aged in his 20's approximately 5ft 9-10 ins tall with short dark hair, wearing a black and grey waterproof jacket possibly with a badge on the chest area and dark coloured trousers.

Between 30/5/09 and 10/6/09 offenders damaged 2 wooden panels in a garden fence on Moss Lane.

8/6/09 - Between 00:01hrs and 07:00hrs on Saturday 6th June, intruders entered a house on Moss Lane, getting in via an insecure kitchen window. The offender later left through the conservatory door, but not before stealing property from a handbag which had been left on a worktop.

16/4/09 - Over the Easter break there have been thefts of solar garden lights, in both Lyndale Avenue and Watkin Lane. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Police.

2/4/09 - Between 17:50hrs 28th March and 16:00hrs 29th a thief approached an insecure vehicle on a driveway on Wellfield Road, gained entry to the vehicle and stole property.

10/3/09 - Over the past few days, two instances have occurred of the theft of catalytic convertors from vehicles in the Lostock Hall and Walton Summit areas.