West Lothian crooks caught stealing from properties during the night spark police appeal

Published date18 June 2022
AuthorKris Gourlay
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The two incidents occurred in Armadale and Harthill, in Livingston, on Tuesday, June 14

Officers say that around 2:30am on Tuesday morning, two men were seen in the driveway of a house on Old Golf Course Road, Armadale, after gaining entry to the rear of the property.

The householder confronted the men after they took off with keys and personal effects. It is be lived that they ran off towards the entrance of Old Golf Course Road.

The second incident took place around 3:30am on Tuesday morning, where the suspects gained access to a house in Polkemmet Drive, Harthill.

The householders then discovered that a handbag and keys were stolen from the house. The suspects made off without the vehicle.

Detective Sergeant Cairney of Livingston Police Station said: "We believe that the same two men are responsible for these two incidents and our enquiries are continuing to trace them.

"They were both...

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