Hunt for haul of stolen silverware
Hunt for haul of stolen silverware
01 September 2010
Thieves stole a safe containing £25,000 worth of silverware from
a church in Woodmangreen north of Midhurst.
The haul which includes 22 silver items including plates, dishes
and goblets, were contained in a wall mounted safe in a small room
inside St Luke's Church in Linch Road.
Detectives believed the theft could have happened anytime between
Sunday 22 August from 11am to Friday 27 August at 2.30pm. It was
only discovered that the safe was missing when the warden went to
get the silverware out for the Sunday service and found it was
missing.
Detective Constable Della Puttock said: "This was a large valuable
haul of silverware which were stolen from a rural, unmanned church.
We are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen anything
suspicious to contact us or anyone who may have seen any of the
stolen items."
Anyone with information should contact Sussex Police on 0845 60 70
999 quoting serial 518 of 29/08.
Newsdesk note: Photos of the stolen silverware are available by
emailing media.hq@sussex.pnn.police.uk or ring 01273 404173.