Possible links between Kinross Golf Club and Indian restaurant break-ins

The two premises were targeted in the early hours of Monday morning

Author: Callum ClarkPublished 15th Sep 2020

A golf club and Indian restuarant in Kinross have been broken into the early hours of Monday morning.

Cash and over a thousand pounds worth of alcohol were taken from the eatery in the town's high street.

Police say it's possible the two incidents are linked.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Firstly, Kinross Golf Club was broken into between 3:30am and 3:45am. A man described as white, about 5ft 10, wearing a dark hoody and with a black and white mountain bike, broke into the golf club but not get further than one room, and left apparently empty handed.

"Secondly, some time prior to 5:20am, two men broke into an Indian restaurant in Kinross High Street. They managed to steal a quantity of cash, a cash register, and boxes and bottles of wine and champagne worth a four-figure total sum.

"They are described as white, about 5ft 10, wearing a dark hoody and pushing a shopping trolley, likely used to take away the stolen bottles, and white, about 6ft, wearing light clothing and using a white bike.

"While we cannot formally link these crimes at the moment, given the time, location and methods used, this does appear to be a possibility."

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