WALTHAM ABBEY: Burglars break in using spade

MORE than £2,900 worth of possessions were stolen from a Waltham Abbey house after burglars broke in using a garden spade.
An automatic Tag Heuer watch, an iPod and a white Sony laptop were all stolen from the home in Little Street at around 10pm last night (Sunday February 14).
The thieves, believed to be three men, also caused around £300 worth of damage by forcing their way through a back door using the garden implement, which they had found in a shed nearby.
Epping Forest crime reduction officer Tony Ellis said: "People should be careful to make sure that they secure items that could be used to force entry into their home in this way."

(Reproduced from East London and West Essex Guardian Feb 15th)

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