POLICE are warning people to be vigilant after a fifth burglary attempt on a Lichfield housing estate in the past week.
The latest incident saw offenders break into a detached house on Birchwood Road in Boley Park between 10pm on Monday (10th March) and 7am the following day.
After forcing a lock to gain entry, they searched drawers and cupboards in the kitchen and hall, before taking keys to the front and back door.
PCSO Andrea Horsnall, from Staffordshire Police, said:
“It is likely that it was the keys to a vehicle on the drive that they were after as they took no other items from the property and left by the back door.”
A separate incident in the same area also took place at 2am on 11th March when two men were captured on CCTV climbing over a gate and trying to access a property in the area of The Pines.
PCSO Horsnall said:
“Five properties on Boley Park have been targeted in the space of a week.
“Marked and unmarked police patrols in the area have been increased.”
Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident 159 of 11th March.
