[arista]

[Seven post boxes have been stolen from
remote and rural areas of Suffolk
in around 10 days - with police believing
they could be viewed as attractive
for their resale value as antiques.
Suffolk Police said there was a pattern of
"heritage" style post boxes being taken
by thieves and they are treating
the incidents as linked.
The first theft was on 7 January in Rickinghall,
with later thefts in Wixoe,
Cowlinge, Hawkedon,
Stoke By Clare,
Chedburgh and
Depden Green.

The most recent happened overnight Monday into Tuesday.

A force spokesman said: "The theft is either achieved
by cutting them from their mounting metal
or wood post but, also possibly,
by using angle grinders and chainsaws."


Officers are asking for anyone who
has been offered a post box for sale
to contact them and for people to be
vigilant of suspicious activity and noise,
especially at night.]



https://news.sky.com/story/suffolk-t...areas-12520240

[Cherie]

Round here they have been stealing the metal drain covers