Police security alert after spate of house burglaries in Swansea communities
POLICE are investigating a series of house burglaries in the Gorseinon and Loughor areas.
The latest burglaries have taken place in Glan yr Afon, Bryngwyn Village, Gorseinon and Waun Road, Loughor.
There have been four similar incidents in the Garden Village area since November.
The latest burglary at Glan y Afon happened between 11.15pm on Thursday, January 28 and 6.30am the next day.
Among the items stolen were an LG sound system, two mobile phones, a driving licence, a handbag and purse, together with keys and cash debit and credit cards.
Also stolen from outside the house was a silvered coloured Vauxhall Corsa, car registration number CV57 DMU, which has not been recovered.
It is believed the owners were asleep in the house at the time of the incident.
Thieves then struck at a property at Waun Road, Loughor, on Monday, February 1, between 7.30am and 8.45pm.
They got away with a Panasonic television, two laptop computers and a Sky HD box.
It is believed that at time of the incident, a green coloured Ford Fiesta was seen in the area.
Members of Llwchwr Council expressed concern about the number of burglaries in the Garden Village area at their full council meeting.
Councillor Wendy Evans said: "It is very worrying and I know people are concerned about the spate of burglaries in the area in recent months."
A police spokesman has advised homeowners to ensure their properties are securely locked and all valuables hidden away.
He said: "We would advise all homeowners to ensure that all doors and windows are locked when they go to bed or leave the house.
"If you have a burglar alarm ensure it is set and don't leave keys or valuables on display. Also, postcode all valuables."
Anybody with information about these incidents should contact Swansea Police on 101 or Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555111.
4 Comments
by george, gorseinon
Thursday, February 11 2010, 12:20AM
“I thank the good Lord I have a well trained German Shepherd dog in my house!!! He loves to bite scrotes, he has been trained to spot 1 at a hundred paces. I feel for the people who have been violated. At the end of the day the police are useless, even when they know the identity of those responsible they take over 6 months to arrest them and claim they are doing wonders. In reality the ident packages are sitting in the ''in trays''. Then they claim they are cracking down on crime, with all the publicity of 60 plus arrests. If they did the job properly, then there wouldn't be further crimes committed. FOR SHAME SOUTH WALES POLICE. YOU ARE SHAMBOLIC!!!!”
by suz, Gorseinon
Wednesday, February 10 2010, 1:33PM
“Thank you Geoff.They were not as clever as they thought though. My daughter has a very good neighbour who saw what was going on and alerted another of my daughters who hunted them down and stood guard on the flat they were hiding in until the police came. We have had everything back except my grand daughters pink laptop computer and a set of keys.Hopefully they will not get bail.”
by geoff, Westcross
Wednesday, February 10 2010, 12:51PM
“suz
gutted for you all!
probably stinking no good druggies,and if it happened yesterday,they probably forgot what they done then,and moved on to rob another good decent family today!!”
by suz, Gorseinon
Wednesday, February 10 2010, 11:52AM
“My daughters house was ransacked yesterday after she and her partner left for work.
If anyone in the Penlan area is offered a small pink computer could they please phone the police.This computer belongs to my 8year old grand daughter it was a Christmas present and she is very very upset.”