Hot tub and quad bike stolen during spate of burglaries in North Yorkshire
A hot tub and a quad bike are among items stolen after a spate of burglaries in a North Yorkshire village.
Four burglaries are reported to have taken place in Smeaton during the early hours of Saturday 13 June with offenders gaining entry to two garages and two sheds before leaving with items from inside.
They are believed to have occurred over a one-and-a-half hour perood, between 1am and 3.30am.
Police say the first burglary was reported as taking place on Main Street, Little Smeaton when a homeowner woke up to find that unknown offenders had stolen a Lay-Z Spa Paris hot tub from their garden after gaining entry to the garage to unplug it before emptying it of water.
In the second burglary, police add another garage was entered at a home on Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton and a little girl’s distinctive pink quad bike was stolen.
Police say in the third and fourth burglaries, two sheds were also entered at addresses on Hodge Lane and Water Lane, in Kirk Smeaton and two drills were stolen from one of the sheds. Nothing was stolen from the second shed.
Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area or has information, including any CCTV or dash-cam footage, is asked to call 101 quoting the below incident numbers. Alternatively, please email northyorkshire.police.uk/homesecurity
Officers would also like to hear from anyone who has seen or is offered any of the items for sale under suspicious circumstances.