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Metal thieves target Earby
5:30pm Friday 26th September 2008
MORE than £450 worth of lead was stolen from buildings in a Pendle village in a spate of overnight thefts.
Police said a metal belfry casing worth £250 was taken from All Saints Church, Skipton Road, overnight on Wednesday September 17.
And at 11.40pm on the following evening, a man used a hacksaw to cut through lead drainpipes from the same building.
But police said the man, described as being in his late 30s, of a heavy build, unshaven, wearing a black woollen hat and a fluorescent vest, ran off, leaving the haul.
In another incident, £250 worth of lead was stolen from Earby Sports and Social Club’s roof..
Anyone with information should contact Pennine Police on 01282 425001 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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