Thieves steal garden ornament

THE OWNER of a stolen garden ornament has urged fellow residents to beware of thieves who may be operating in the area.
Grandmother-of-four Margaret Sullivan reported the solid concrete boy-with-birdbath stolen, after discovering it had gone missing from her Dinas Powys home overnight between Tuesday, September 1 and Wednesday, 2. The distinctive ornament was taken from the front garden of the bungalow she shares with husband Dennis, 75.
It had accompanied them to every address they had lived in following its purchase 17 years ago.
Margaret, 70, of Longmeadow Drive, said: "I just want to make people aware that if they have been offered it at a car boot sale, it was stolen.
"It’s quite heavy so it was definitely somebody with a car.
"People are shocked it’s gone."
Police confirmed an incident had been reported to them.
Anyone with any information concerning the ornament’s theft or its whereabouts, should call Penarth police station on 101.

(Reproduced from the Penarth Times, Sept 12th)

GAREDIEN TIP: Never under-estimate the determination of a thief (or thieves) to remove large, heavy objects. Follow the advice at http://www.garden-security.co.uk/garden-antiques-security.aspx and also make access to the garden as difficult as possible - advice on this is available at http://www.garden-security.co.uk/gates-security.aspx