CROSLAND MOOR: Aug 8. Copper piping stolen from St Luke’s Hospital. Man and woman arrested.

Aug 8. Vandal smashed ground floor double-glazed window of house.

Aug 10. Burglar broke into garage through roof and stole bike.

Aug 10. Vandal damaged motorbike by pushing it over.

August 12. Intruder smashed window and broke into Crosland Moor Conservative Club on Park Road, but nothing was stolen.

August 12. Go-kart stolen from front of house.

THORNTON LODGE: Aug 14. Vandal smashed side kitchen window.

MILNSBRIDGE: Aug 10. Man arrested after kicking taxi, damaging bodywork.

Aug 10. Burglars broke into C H Textiles on Savile Street through the fire exit. Suspects broke into fourth floor store room and let off fire extinguisher.

Aug 11. Thieves removed three glass panels from the roof of a garage workshop of an industrial unit on Scar Lane. Intruders dropped 20 feet into garage and stole ratchet and spanner sets.

LONGWOOD: Aug 11. Vandal pulled up garden fence and threw it into the street.

COWLERSLEY: Aug 13. Vandal scratched side of car.

SCAPEGOAT HILL: Aug 7. Intruder broke into house by forcing open timber-framed ground floor window.

LINTHWAITE: Aug 8. Arsonist broke into Hoyle Ing Dyeworks and started fires.

Aug 9. Burglar forced open back window. Suspect ran off when disturbed. Man later arrested.

BOLSTER MOOR: Aug 10. White Toyota dropside lorry, number plate MA05 PUY, stolen from driveway.

SLAITHWAITE: Burglar broke into house and stole two tea towels.