Thieves cause £14k damage in Ribble Valley village (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Thieves cause £14k damage in Ribble Valley village
8:00pm Friday 10th August 2012 in News
CRIMINALS have caused more than £14,000 worth of damage in a picturesque Ribble Valley village.
Metal thieves stripped 200 metres of overhead electrical wire from outside a farm in Balderstone, causing major damage and putting their own lives at risk.
Engineers believe thieves climbed the electricity pole and may even have been wearing high visibility jackets to appear official.
Phil Briggs, Lancashire area response manager for Electricity North West, said: “We now receive at least one report of metal theft a day across the region and it causes thousands of pounds worth of damage and affects livelihoods and also vulnerable people, including the elderly, who may live on their own.
“These criminals are knowledgeable and know what they are doing, so we are urging people if you do hear or see anything or your electricity goes off in the middle of the night please ring us so we can investigate.” Anyone with information, call Electricity North West’s emergency number on 0800 1954141 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Comments(6)
lancs1985
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7:49am Sat 11 Aug 12
accy lad and proud
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10:13am Sat 11 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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8:11pm Sat 11 Aug 12
accy lad and proud wrote:I feel the answer is to tag all the Accy lad's and put them on a curfew that should stop this sort of thing from happening.
Could be an inside job ? Michael the cliTheroe since 58 has been unusually quiet on this one ! Or maybe radio Drivel Valley has had a powercut ! Just a thought !!!!! :)
outofyourmind
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6:37am Sun 12 Aug 12
The same people that think imgrations a great thing?, well paybacks a bi*ch.
Because they will find the people that do this type of crime are the migrants from east europe and north african .( No moral valuel just servival mode )
There are the odd home grown crims or copy cats( limited).
Anyway my point his all the, "you let them in", people are now going to wish thayed said no too thatchers & blairs bo**ocks now!.
The imported scum are comeing for the upper classes now?.
Us working pore dont have anything worth knicking anymore the banks have got it all.
So its your turn!, you middleclass think iams?. Surfs up!
outofyourmind
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7:04am Sun 12 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinYour being predjudice about accrington people stop it NOW!.
ce58 wrote:
accy lad and proud wrote: Could be an inside job ? Michael the cliTheroe since 58 has been unusually quiet on this one ! Or maybe radio Drivel Valley has had a powercut ! Just a thought !!!!! :)I feel the answer is to tag all the Accy lad's and put them on a curfew that should stop this sort of thing from happening.
Besides that i dont think they breed for brains in Accy,
So taging them all, wouldnt make an diffrance to this crime.
( lights on, No one home ).
Anyway leave Accy lads alone, They didnt do it, all their brefs said so?.
Coeur de Lion says...
10:02pm Fri 10 Aug 12