THEFTSita Waste Disposal, Bent Ley Road, Meltham, June 20. Raider got into secure compound by attacking fence and stole batteries. Wooldale, June 16. Coping stones stolen from boundary wall. Honley June 16. Paving slabs stolen from bottom of open coal house. Meltham, June 17. Thief stole pedal cycle left chained in garden. Honley Socialist Club & Institute, Jaggar Lane, Honley, June 18. Suspect/s inside busy club opened fire door and made off with plasma screen TV. Meltham, June 19. Milk and eggs stolen from doorstep. Greens End Garage, Green End Road, Meltham, June 19. Suspects got into workshop of commercial garage by prising open side wooden door and stole cash box and contents. Meltham, June 19. Raider forced open door of detached garage and stole two push bikes.
BURGLARYHepworth, June 17. Sneak thief got in through unlocked side door and took car keys from kitchen and stole car from driveway – blue VW Fuguan YE05OJL. White Hart Hotel, Towngate, Holmfirth, June 19. Suspects disabled opening mechanism to rear fire door while pub is open. They then returned when pub shut and got in through unlocked fire door and stole vodka and cash. Upperthong, June 22. Sneak thief got in through unlocked back door, made tidy search of house and stole TV, cash and cigarettes.Meltham, June 17. Intruder sneaked in through unlocked back door, made tidy search of living room, stealing antiques, figurines and lamp. Meltham, June 17. Intruder forced entry into wooden garden shed by prising open door to steal pedal cycle. Meltham, June 18. Front wood door kicked open and extensive search made of both floors stealing jewellery and small electrical items.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARYHollowgate Fisheries, Hollowgate, Holmfirth, June 20. Attempt made to prise open front door of chip shop. Meltham June 21. Object thrown at back window in attempt to get inside house.
ARSONNetherthong, June 18. Vandal set fire to shed at side of house. Fire spread to fence, two bins and coal bunker. Heat from fire melted offside of victim’s car. Upperthong, June 22. Semi-derelict caravan set alight causing severe fire damage.
CRIMINAL DAMAGEScholes Junior & Infant School, Wadman Road, June 20. Vandals damaged outbuilding and marquee in school grounds. Meltham, June 17. Suspect seen with large knife chopping at trees on footpath. Witnesses chased suspect who ran away.
VEHICLE CRIMECinderhills, June 17. Two youths arrested for taking a vehicle without permission. Brockholes, June 18. Sneak thief stole handbag and contents from unlocked car in drive. Honley, June 18, Front and rear number plates stolen from vehicle.
