Police: Second farm burglary in Great Harwood - 3rd February 2016

Please be advised that a second offence of burglary in farm premises has been reported to Police in Great Harwood. This is the second attack on farm buildings in this area in 48 hours.

The farm, off Clinkham Road Great Harwood, was attacked overnight between the hours of 18:00 hrs. 03/02/2016 and 07:00 hrs. 04/02/2016.

The offender(s) have opened gates to access a storage building. The building entrance was secured and a tractor and trailer parked across the door for further security.

Offender(s) have disconnected the trailer to gain access to building, entered and stole a Honda 420 Quad, red in colour.

Offenders have left the scene as they approached with the stolen property in a van or trailer.

Criminally-motivated opportunists are around each and every night in all areas of our community.

Please assess and if necessary consider improving your security.

Don’t be the next victim!

CCTV and Alarms are the two most feared security systems by criminals.

CCTV footage can provide Police with evidence to identify offenders and recover stolen property.

A two-camera digital CCTV system with good night-vision capability and 30 day recording capacity together with the wireless (battery operated) alarm (ideal for farm outbuildings) can be purchased together for a total of £200.00. (Maplins Electrical)

The average excess payable in an insurance claim is between £250.00 and £500.00.