West Lothian thieves take jewellery worth around £3k as police hunt culprits

Police are hunting thieves after £3,000 worth of jewellery was taken from a home in West Lothian.

The theft by housebreaking saw a pearl necklace, halo cut silver ring, a gold wedding band and other items taken from a home on Leyland Road in Bathgate. The incident happened between midday on November 20 and 10.30pm on November 22.

Another incident saw a property on Meikle Inch Lane broken into, with more jewellery taken. They are currently being treated as linked.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers are appealing for information following theft by housebreaking at a property in the Leyland Road area of Bathgate in West Lothian.

"The incident happened between midday on Wednesday, 20 November, and 10.30pm on Friday, November 22.

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"Jewellery with a value of around £3,000 was taken, including a pearl necklace, a marque cut silver ring, a halo cut silver ring, an Armani rose gold watch, a volcanic gem stone bracelet with matching earrings, a gold wedding band with initials, and a gold diamond and emerald ring.

"A housebreaking at a property in the Meikle Inch Lane area of Bathgate on Thursday, November 21, where jewellery was also taken is being treated as linked."

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Detective Constable Graeme Comrie, said: “Extensive enquiries are ongoing to find those responsible and we are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious to get in touch.

“We are also asking people in the area to check private CCTV and dash-cam to see if they have captured any activity that could help us with our investigation.”