AGGRAVATED BURGLARY Flockton, Dec 4. Suspects got inside prefabricated garage, but were disturbed by owner and family, who attempted to keep hold of one of the suspects who tried to assault them. Two men arrested.
BURGLARYClayton West, Dec 1. Raider snapped europrofile lock on back conservatory door in attempt to gain entry. Alarm activated. Fenay Bridge, Dec 3. Failed attempt made to jemmy open back window and door. Dalton, Dec 5. Large stone used to smash ground floor window of house to get in. Watches, camera and computer laptop stolen. Dalton, Dec 7. Raiders removed cat flap from garage door and climbed through the hole and into house from garage through unlocked internal door. Two laptop computers and three motorbikes – KTM 530 reg FJ60 KXF, orange mini motorbike and blue Stomp scrambler. Dalton, Nov 30. Raider used large stone from garden to smash glass panel in upvc kitchen patio door and climbed through into the house. TV stolen. Moldgreen, Dec 9. Front door forced open to get into house. Search made but nothing stolen. Waterloo, Dec 1. Half brick used to smash small living room window to get into house and steal computer laptop and TV. Waterloo, Dec 6. Sneak thief got in through unlocked side door and steal TV from living room. Waterloo, Dec 6. Large stone used to smash ground floor window. Raider cleared out glass and climbed in activating alarm. Computer games stolen. Two local men arrested. Lepton, Dec 7. Lock snapped to get into garden shed and steal property. Lepton, Dec 10. Shed twice broken in to and mountain bike and power tools stolen. Lepton, Nov 30. Unlocked shed door opened and power tools stolen. Dalton, Nov 30. Metal plate stolen from side of house. Emley, Dec 2. Garden furniture and horse rugs stolen. Moldgreen, Dec 6. Metal garden furniture stolen. Thief also tried to steal patio heater but dropped and damaged it. Denby Dale, Dec 4. Bike stolen from back of house.
THEFTEmley Moor, Dec 3. Raider cut down overhead electric cabling and stole it. Emley, Dec 3. Cut down and stole live power lines. Grange Moor, Dec 6. Suspects, believed to be three males, use ladder to get to overhead copper-filled power cables. Heavy duty bolt croppers or similar used to cut through and steal the power cables. Kirkburton, Dec 6. Lengths of copper power cable at former colliery site pulled down and stolen. Morrisons, Waterloo, Dec 8. Suspect distracted victim by asking advice on dog food. Suspect then reached in bag and stole purse. Suspect: white male, well built, balding, moustache, wearing light coloured checked shirt and jumper, had slight accent.
CRIMINAL DAMAGEShepley, Dec 3. Large pebble thrown through front living room window.
