BURGLARS caused more than £100,000 worth of damage to a house in Ramsbottom after turning all of the taps on and flooding it.

Police are investigating after offenders broke into a house in Victoria Street between 8am on Saturday, April 8, and 10am on Thursday, April 13.

A spokesman said they turned all the taps on and blocked the plugs, flooding the house. They left with around £3,000 worth of property.

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DS Lawrence Dixon, of Greater Manchester Police, said: “The occupiers came home to significant damage to their house and have been left devastated.

“Unfortunately, we don’t have descriptions of the offenders but I would appeal to anyone who saw people acting suspiciously on Victoria Street or perhaps hanging around the house between those times to get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 8562, 101 quoting incident number 584 of 13/04/17, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.