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Property in London Road, Sittingbourne, suffers flood damage after water tank is stolen during burglary

Flood damage was caused to a building after a water tank and copper piping were stolen.

The property in London Road, Sittingbourne, was targeted by thieves between September 15-29 – XY/034569/14.

It’s unclear whether it is derelict, lived in or in the process of being built.

Picture: Thinkstock
Picture: Thinkstock

During the past 23 months more than 720 break-ins and burglaries in and around the town have been brought to this paper’s attention.

The latest incidents are as follows:

A 450mm-bar Ryobi chainsaw in a grey box with red writing, a green Hitachi saw in a dark green box and a nine-inch green Hitachi grinder were stolen from a garden shed in Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, between September 25-28 – XY/034764/14.

Between September 26-27, a garden shed at Riddles Road allotments in Borden was burgled and a small calor gas stove and saucepan were taken – XY/034625/14.

Kent Police Headquarters
Kent Police Headquarters

A mountain bike was stolen during a garage burglary in Warwick Crescent, Sittingbourne, between September 30 and October 1 – XY/034881/14.

Several items were taken from a property in Wises Lane, Borden, between October 4-5 – XY/035329/14.

Two bicycles were stolen from a domestic garage in Regency Court, Sittingbourne, between September 21 and October 5 – XY/035335/14.

Anyone with information is asked to call Kent police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting the relevant reference number.

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