Police hunt gang of masked men who broke into home

Paul Greaves

16 November 2024 at 9:56 am·2-min read

General view of King Georges Field (Google) — -Credit: (Image: Reach Publishing Services Limited)

Police are appealing for information after a group of masked men broke into a home on Friday night. The resident drove home in Stow-on-the-Wold and when they parked on their driveway saw four or five men in face coverings run out from the rear of the property.

As they ran past the victim's vehicle, some of them hit it with their fists, shouted at the victim and then fled on foot. It is not known if they then got into a vehicle.

The incident happened in King Georges Field at around 6pm on November 15 and the group were described as wearing dark coloured clothing. The victim was not physically injured, but they are extremely shaken by the ordeal.

A statment by Gloucestershire Police says: "Officers attended and it was found that the offenders had forced entry to a rear door and searched the bedrooms. It is unknown at this stage whether anything has been stolen.

"House to house enquiries have taken place and forensic investigators are due to go to the property for further investigative work to take place."

Anyone who lives in the area and witnessed the incident, saw anyone running away from the scene or who has CCTV or dashcam footage, is asked to make contact with police.

You can provide information online by completing the following form and quoting incident 429 of 15 November: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

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