Officers in Caerphilly are urging farm owners and residents living in rural areas to be more vigilant after a spate of burglaries over the last month. In total 6 farm premises have been broken into in the Caerphilly area – with 9 quad bikes stolen from the premises.
The recent trend has developed whereby thieves have targeted a small number of rural and isolated premises particularly farms and smallholdings during the evening time. Officers are warning residents to be aware of thieves visiting the area under some other pretence such as collecting scrap metal.
Partnership Inspector, Alan Webber says: ‘We would advise occupiers of similar premises to take sensible precautions, such as ensuring quad bikes are chained to fixings and outbuildings are locked and secured with good quality locks. Good lighting such as a PIR light is also a useful deterrent.
Invisible property marking aids such as SmartWater or similar aids can assist in terms of identifying stolen vehicles. I would also advise owners to photograph the vehicles and record identification numbers/markings.’
If you have any suspicions regarding persons in the area, where safe to do so, record registration numbers and report your concerns to police by telephoning Gwent Police on: 01633 838111 or Crimestoppers on: 0800 555 111
