Gang of masked men seen 'trying to get in' Stoke-on-Trent property at 3.10am

Dave Knapper

24 November 2024 at 9:45 am·1-min read

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Police are investigating after gang of masked men were seen trying to get inside a city property in the early hours. Officers had been called out to Glaisher Drive in Meir Park where cops searched the area.

And investigating officers believe the gang left the area 'in a high-powered saloon' car. Now an investigation into the incident, which took place around 3.10am on November 20, is underway.

A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "We were called to Glaisher Drive in Meir Park, Stoke-on-Trent, at about 3.10am on Wednesday following reports of a group of masked men trying to get inside a property.

"Officers carried out a thorough search of the area for the suspects but no-one was located. We believe they left the scene in a high-powered saloon vehicle before officers arrived."

Witnesses are asked to call 101 and quote incident 36 of November 20.

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