Prowling thieves steal items from cars in overnight Rowlands Castle thefts

Opportunistic thieves stole items from parked cars amid a series of overnight incidents.

East Hampshire Police report that there has been a spate of thefts in Rowlands Castle between September 5 and 6. Criminals targeted vulnerable vehicles and swiped the valuables inside them.

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The force is appealing for anyone with information to get in touch with them. East Hampshire Police said: “Between September 5 and 6, unknown suspects have entered cars parked overnight and stolen personal items.

“The roads targeted were Castle Road, Oak Tree Close and Kingfisher Close in Rowlands Castle. Your Butser neighbourhood policing team are appealing for any witnesses or information that the local community may have.

“Please if you have any information or heard anything that could help us telephone 101 and quote 44260435557 as a crime reference number. If you have CCTV cameras that covers this area that may have captured an image, then please can I ask for you to view this and if it has captured anything then please get in touch.”