Yahoo News Police release images of 'high value' stolen goods haul in bid to reunite them with shop owners
Police have released images of a 'high value' stolen goods haul in a bid to reunite them with their owners.
Lancashire Constabulary said 11 bin bags containing electronic goods, cosmetics, hardware, pens, clothing, and food items were seized after officers from the forces Specialist Operations stopped a Honda Civic car in Longridge. They believe all the property was stolen from shops in Lancashire and Cumbria, likely between Barrow-in-Furness and Garstang.
The property is worth several thousand pounds and police are looking to reunite the stores with their goods. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of theft offences and bailed with conditions.
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In a statement issued today (July 5), a force spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, officers from Lancashire Police's Specialist Operations unit stopped a Honda Civic car in Longridge. Seized from the car were 11 bin bags which contained electronic goods, cosmetics, hardware, pens, clothing, and food items.
"We suspect all the property was stolen from shops in Cumbria and Lancashire, likely between Barrow-in-Furness and Garstang. The property is of high value - several thousand pounds worth - and we are looking to reunited stores with their goods.
"If any stores between Barrow-in-Furness and Garstang – we think it will be large shops involved - suspect goods were stolen yesterday (July 3), we ask them to contact us. Please contact 101, quoting log 0760 of 3rd July 2024.
"A 39-year-old man from Wiltshire was arrested on suspicion of theft and handling stolen goods, and a 34-year-old man from London, was arrested on suspicion of theft. Both have been released on bail with conditions."
