Investigating officers are appealing for witnesses following a series of burglaries in Bourton-on-the-Water earlier this week.

Sometime between 8.10pm on Monday 2 August and 7am on Tuesday 3 August a business on the Bourton Industrial Park was broken in to. Unknown offenders have forced entry and taken a safe with £150 cash in and an iPad worth £500.

A nearby business on the same industrial estate was also broken in to around the same time but nothing was taken.

Sometime between 6.30pm Monday and 7.45am Tuesday a farm in Little Rissington had four large containers broken into and a number of tools were stolen.

Officers are asking anyone who has CCTV of the area or witnessed anything suspicious in the area at the time to contact them.

You can get in touch with police by completing the following form and referencing incident number 83 of 3 August for information regarding the industrial estate break ins, and incident number 84 of 3 August for the farm break in: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/ 

Alternatively, you can contact 101 quoting the same incident numbers.

Police are asking local residents and business owners to remain vigilant against theft. You can find out more about protecting your property from burglary here: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/