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We have had a van broken into at focus, red coloured sprinter, sign written, 5pm ish today, (thursday, 27/03), if anybody saw anything can they let me know please, the only thing I know is missing for sure is the sat nav (tom tom) which was hidden, the driver will inform me later of any more. every door was opened by the thieves (which takes time with these vans), thanks for any help.

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not if you know how too ;)

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SCUM :mad:

I know thieves were doing the rounds at ASDA a couple of month's ago, my friend had his van done over!!

I can't believe the cheek of some people. To do it in the dark is BAD, but the nerve of doing it in broad day light :rolleyes:

I hope someone knows something Derek

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Sorry to hear Derek, Thieving scum want there hands chopping off if its not your dont touch it!!

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Sorry to hear about that Derek

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Never happened before, I would like to know how they did it so quickly too, it is not central locking, thanks for the comments slinky, reidy and bernadette.

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sorry to hear about this derek hope they catch the s*ds.

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Where was it parked Derek (might be me being numb and not reading it properly)

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focus diy in blackburn

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Sorry, me being dim, id missed that

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I presume the sat nav is of no use to them as they just took the screen?...did you ask in at focus if you could put a notice up asking if someone saw something or perhaps the cctv in focus (they may have them outside covering the fire exits) or the cctv in the retail park might have caught them...

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Actually that is a good point, I think they do have cctv on their car park.

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they will have given theres a pc world etc on there...

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oh just had a thought ..is there still a focus in burnley ? it may have been that one

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Sorry folks, the break in was focus in rawtenstall, the driver came out and all doors were wide open, they went under the door locks with a chisel, and must have been quick, just got a partial list, tom tom sat nav (smashed the glove box to get it), broke in drivers, rear and side doors seperately, (the side door is boxed off seperately), items stolen are, testo gas analizer, testo gas sniffer, full set plumbers tools, part set of plumbers tools (apprentices stuff), dewalt drill, bosch core drill and core set, bosch 9" angle grinder, bosch jigsaw, transformer (240 - 110), and approx two and half grands worth boiler and fire spares (gas valves, fans, pcb's, air pressure switches), boxes of plumbing fittings (black cantilever with clear lids, and black and yellow stanley boxes with clear lids), there is more, but dont fully know yet, just to say also, that another van (next door at work, same type) was done in burnley 3 weeks ago, but they were disturbed.

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I shall keep my ear to the ground derek as I work with within the world of plumbing/gas fitters and suchlike, I speak to more than a few fitters on a daily basis..I am back in on monday and will speak to them then...
although it does sound like they knew what they were after as your average thief wouldnt know what to do with a gas analizer etc...

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They'd know how to sell it on Ebay though, keep an eye on there for it

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Insurance be ok bb, but probably put premiums up, most likely replace ourselves, thanks for the support guys.

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derek keep any eye on frank charles auctions blackburn my mate had a shed robbed and some of is things were in the auction,my wife works for vmi vending they have been getting at least one van a week broken into and emptying of all the choc and crisps the burgeler brakes in with a screwdriver or chisel acording to the police

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Thanks davo69, police said this was a chisel, 3 doors, and fascia ripped out, cops say they were trying to nick the van, might have been better to be honest.

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I'm sure its not just me, but I should think most people on here, I have never had the inclination to take anything that don't belong to me, When I lived in Hassy we were broken into and the then wife had all her jewellery nick, and I had 2 sovereign rings taken as well, the police never found out who did it, but we had an idea, but couldn't prove it. I hope they catch this scum Derek, but these days with the motorway conections, they come from far away just to thieve and rob

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Looks like they might have caught the guys who did this to your van derekgas, might stand a chance of getting some of the stuff back but wouldn't hold my breath, probably sold the same day they knicked it

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Hope that this is the scum that have done it and they have caught them. WIll hope that they may be able to return some of your stuff if that is the case (I know the chanecs are slim but heres hoping for you)

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I notice that one of the houses raided is on Barnes St Church, where I used to live.
It makes me feel better about selling up at a knock down ridiculously low price 5 years ago. Just glad not to live there anymore regardless of financial loss.

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Hope they are the same lot and you get some of your stuff back Derek.

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I have just seen the post by khs, excellent news, I will be on to the police tomorrow and see if we have any joy, thank you so much people for looking out and for the support, accyweb truly has some wonderful people.

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Good luck mate I hope you get your stuff back

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Cheers neil, catching them will suit to be honest, it shows the power of community spirit, just like we are blessed with on accyweb!

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Just read that link to the paper. This bit is interesting

The date is just too conveniant for me. I wonder how long they have waited until the new year to start off with a bang. Maybe if they had arrested them instead of waiting your van would not have been done.

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Well they've been working on this one for 11 month, surely they could have arrested them before now

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Like I said it is the new Police year, its a bit like Councillors/candidates trying to make an impact now, just before the elections next month

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Might be thinking it's the only crime they'll solve this new police year :D

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It certainly seems that the chances are very good, at least we all know 1 serious gang are off the street in any event, if they did mine, fine, if not, it still prevents others having the same aggro we are having, and that can only be good.

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To say all that was removed, they must of been quick for someone not to disturb them

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The camera showed my lad going in at 5.40pm, and out at 5.50pm, so yes, pdq, the police are ringing me on saturday morning, at which time I guess we will know what the chances of recovering anything will be. Watch this space!!

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I forgot to mention last post, that the pc I spoke to at Lancashire hq (before i spoke to accrington), let slip that one of these jerks had left a lucozade bottle in a vehicle with his fingerprints all over it!

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Thats good then, well if it is one of those caught or if they have a criminal record, it all helps

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Unfortunately, it also means that it wasnt all down to hard work on behalf of the police, they were handed these people on a plate! Again, still, they did have to check and then round them up I suppose!

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Just to update this thread. The police, or pc dealing with our case, did not telephone today as promised, I did however get confirmation from the lad driving our van that a lucozade bottle was removed and fingerprinted from our van, just need the police to confirm it now, and tell us how much of our stuff is going to be available!

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The hardest thing for the police to do is actually get them convicted

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Could be he is on his days off. Have you not got a number that you can contact Derek?

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I rang early in the week when ksh posted the newspaper cutting, he was on days off then, they took my number and said he would ring me saturday morning, I have to concede that they didnt say WHICH saturday!

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LMAO!!! Oh ya could be in for a long wait!! :D

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I know!! Thats why I will be ringing them on monday, we have already spent £950 on some of the important stuff, the stuff we couldnt do without, and are now in limbo, one item in particular is £800 minimum, just my luck to replace it and then get the original back. grrrrr

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Sorry Derek not trying to be smart but was just a thought:o

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I know bernadette, and thanx for your thoughts.

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Well, I have revived this thread because, you guessed it, bought another van recently, and before we have made any security measures, it has been broken into, and it was in rossendale again, fortunately, they didnt get anything this time, because we empty tools off them now if they are not secure, but they still damaged every lock, and it is costing £350 for armaplate again to cover the holes and secure the van! :mad:

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What sort of van is it derek?

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its a mercedes vito, the other one which got broken into is a sprinter, far be it from me to teach people how to do what they do to get in, but there is a weak point on mercedes vans (and some others), fitting armaplate sorts it out, but isnt cheap.

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Cheaper than the tools are to replace I would guess.

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Oh yes, £3000 last lot cost us, plus the armaplate at another 300, because we emptied the tools out, is just the 350 this time for armaplate, is mostly very annoying, and given your work at rhyddings, I know you know what I mean Neil!

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Don't you have a sign saying "No tools left in this van overnight"? I don't know if they are effective. I remember hearing an apocryphal story that someone came back to their similarly labelled car to find the window smashed and a sign under theirs saying "Just checking"

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Well that made me smile but I bet derek isn't. Reminds me of when I was younger and was in the Bridge on Church Street, a bloke put a sign on his glass when he went to the loo, it said, I've spit in this drink, when he came back some had written under it, so have I:D

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The signs on vans saying no tool left overnight would make them break in twice in rossendale, they would never believe anything on a sign like that, it would probably be better to put one on saying 'free tools', lol And before anybody defends rossendale, we have had 2 break ins and one attempted in rossendale, 1 in bury, 1 in accy (sat nav through the window, but not tried the doors)!