POLICE believe a boy seen loitering near a house in Conway Drive, Oswaldtwistle, may have carried out a burglary there.

An ELU cordless drill, worth £360, was stolen along with its carrycase, on Sunday after a crowbar was used to force a window.

The boy, aged about 15, was seen near the house earlier that night with other youths. He had short, blond, straight hair and wore a black bomber jacket.

Information to Accrington CID on 01254 382141.

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