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FOI reveals numbers of items stolen from Cleveland police

Jul 25 2010 Sunday Sun

THEIR investigations take them far and wide . . . but sometimes the crime scene is right under their noses.

Fascinating figures reveal the number of items stolen FROM COPS in recent years.

Sneaky villains have swiped handcuffs, helmets, bikes and even a patrol car from North police stations and other buildings.

The list of stolen items has been released by Cleveland Police after a Freedom of Information Act request by the Sunday Sun.

It shows that over the last year, a radio worth £800 was taken from an officer in the centre of Middlesbrough

A pedal cycle, valued at £1,500, and another, worth £300, were both taken from the town’s police station in the same period.

A police car was nicked in Yarm and taken on a joy-ride, before later being found in Stockton.

The list also shows a Cleveland Police hat, worth £50, was swiped in Pallister Park, Middlesbrough.

In 2008, a mountain bike, minus its front wheel, was stolen at Jutland Road Police office, Hartlepool. It was valued at £300, while a £4,500 off-road motorcycle was taken in Portrack, Stockton.

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