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# Police appeal after attempted burglary in Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/police-appeal-after-attempted-burglary-in-burntwood/
- Published: 2021-08-06T08:03:18.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-06T08:03:26.000Z
- Description: Police are investigating after an attempted burglary at a house in Burntwood.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Crime, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

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Police are investigating after an attempted burglary at a house in Burntwood.

The incident happened at around 3.45am yesterday at a property on Railway Lane.

PCSO Leon Worden said:

> “We received a report of an attempted burglary where someone attempted to gain access via the letterbox of the front door by placing a pole through – possibly to search for items to gain entry.  
>  
> “The residents also saw persons looking through their windows at the time and going through their bins.”  
>  
> PCSO Leon Worden, Staffordshire Police

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting incident 0058 of 5th August.