£15,000 in pound coins stolen from Ashton home
Police are appealing for witnesses after £15,000 in pound coins was stolen from a house in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
On new year’s day, police were called to three houses on the same street to reports they had been burgled.
£15,000 in pound coins had been stolen from one home, as well as a Range Rover, designer handbags and jewellery.
Police believe the homes were targeted specifically for the high value items.
PC Mistry from GMP’s Tameside Division said:
“It is hard to miss £15,000 in pound coins so we believe someone must know something about this crime.
“To put it in perspective, £15,000 in pound coins weighs the same as two average sized women, or almost ten cases of wine.
“We have spoken to local businesses and asked them to keep an eye out for a large number of pound coins, but we are also appealing to the public to let us know if they witness anything they think is suspicious.
"We have increased patrolling in the area, and we are encouraging anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area at the time to contact police." Anyone with information should call police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.