Cumbria police step up patrols after evacuated residents lose goods worth thousands of pounds to opportunistic burglars
Goods worth thousands of pounds possess been stolen from properties flooded after Storm Desmond,Cumbria police possess said.
The force has reported a small rise in burglaries compared with a weekend at this time final year, with opportunistic thieves targeting evacuated homes and businesses. Thousands of homes in Cumbria and Lancashire remain without power after extreme weather, and many residents and business owners possess not yet been able to return to their properties.
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Source: theguardian.com