Police appeal for information about Basingstoke burglaries
Police are appealing for information following two burglaries which took place in Basingstoke over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Some time between 10.30am and 4.30pm on Friday, April 29 – the day of the Royal Wedding – offender(s) broke into a house in Cranbourne Lane, Basingstoke.
A small gold prayer ingot figurine was stolen.
On Sunday, May 1, the residents of a house in Corinthian Close, Basingstoke, returned home after a weekend away to find that the house had been burgled.
Four laptops, a digital camera and gold jewellery were stolen.
Officers from the Basingstoke priority crime unit are keen to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area or who has been offered any of these items for sale.
PC Jon Hayes said: “There are similarities between these incidents and we are investigating whether they may be linked.”
Can you help?
Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Jon Hayes, at Basingstoke Police Station on 101 or call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111. Mini-Com users can call 01962 875000. From outside Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, please call 0845 045 45 45. To contact an officer please use our Contact an Officer Form
