Mopeds stolen and damaged during spate of incidents in Sudbury area
There has been a series of thefts and serious damage to mopeds in the Sudbury area over the past few days.
Police officers have received 11 reports of their theft, and in some cases damage, in the past three weeks which have taken place in Great Cornard, Long Melford and Sudbury.
They include;
September 25, moped stolen from Cherrytree Road, Great Cornard and was seen to be walked off by two males;
September 28, burnt out moped found on Shawlands Avenue, Great Cornard;
September 30 to October 10, moped stolen from layby on Cornard Road, Sudbury;
October 6, moped was found burnt out on the Kingfisher Leisure Centre on Station Road, Sudbury;
October 10, a moped was stolen from Long Melford and later found a short while away from the home address;
October 10, two mopeds stolen from property on Blunden Close, in Long Melford;
October 10, moped stolen from car park next to property on Blunden Close, Sudbury;
October 11 to 12, moped stolen from The Drift, Sudbury and found abandoned with ignition cable cut;
Octobere 11, a burnt out moped found on Ropers Lane, Long Melford;
October 12, moped left discarded at park on Jubilee Road, Sudbury;
October 17, moped stolen from Second Avenue, Sudbury, later found burnt out in play park .
Police said that mopeds and scooters are an attractive and easy target for thieves as they either steal them to sell on, use them for spare parts or also use them to commit further crimes on.
The motive for the recent thefts in the Sudbury area are currently not clear, and officers are keeping an open mind as to if they are all linked to the same individual(s).
If you know who is responsible for these thefts or have seen any suspicious activity, please get in touch with Sudbury police, quoting the relevant crime or CAD number.
Go to the website http://www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/existing-report-update email ccc@suffolk.pnn.police.uk call 101, or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form www.crimestoppers-uk.org