Police appeal for information following burglary in St Albans

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance following a burglary in St Albans.

It is reported that between 11pm and 11.45pm on Saturday 24 January, an address on Mortimer Crescent was broken into, and a number of items were taken.

The items stolen amounting to the total value of £30,100 included:

Also taken from the property were five credit cards, a passport, and keys belonging to the property.

Detective Constable Emily Foley, who is investigating, said: “I am appealing to anyone who may have either witnessed suspicious activity taking place on Mortimer Crescent during this time, or seen these items for sale under suspicious circumstances, to please contact me.

“I also want to hear from anyone who has CCTV or doorbell cameras to check, to see around the time of this incident whether it has captured any crucial footage that may help our enquiries.”

You can also report information online at herts.police.uk/report, by speaking to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or by calling the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference 41/7573/26.

Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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