Skelmersdale Advertiser - Tag - sgt steve monk

Serial car thief tracked down by Ormskirk victims using iPhone app

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A SERIAL thief who raided a family home and fled in their car was caught after the victims tracked his escape using an iPhone app.

Career criminal who burgled Mere Brow farmhouse while family slept jailed for three years

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A “CAREER criminal” who burgled a farmhouse to fund a drug habit while a family slept upstairs has been jailed for three years.

Spate of thefts from unlocked cars in Skelmersdale sparks police warning

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

THIEVES are targeting unlocked cars around Skelmersdale in a crime spree that has sparked warnings from police.

West Lancashire fuel thief back behind bars after being caught siphoning diesel while released on licence from prison

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A FUEL thief is back behind bars after being caught siphoning diesel while released on license from prison.

Police appeal after pair of shotguns stolen in raid on West Lancashire home

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMT

THIEVES made off with two shotguns stolen in a raid on a rural home while the owners were on holiday.

Ormskirk man’s devastation as heartless thieves steal his father’s engraved First World War medal

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT

AN ORMSKIRK man spoke of his devastation after his father’s engraved First World War medal was stolen in a heartless burglary.

Cousins jailed for total of 12 years for conspiracy to burgle homes across North West including some in Aughton

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT

TWO cousins who targeted homes in Aughton as well as others across the North West have been jailed for six years each after being found guilty of conspiracy to burgle.

Car thief ditches one stolen car for another after taking Vimto-branded Mini Cooper in Bickerstaffe

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A THIEF ditched one stolen car – only to take a Vimto-branded Mini Cooper instead.

Yobs cause damage costing more than £1,000 during night-time rampage in Banks

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT

YOBS caused more than £1,000 worth of damage during a night of mayhem in Banks.

Ormskirk Police report back on quiet World Cup weekend

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

ORMSKIRK Police reported a quiet weekend following England’s first World Cup game on Saturday.