SHED/GARAGE BURGLARY IN YOUR AREA

 Hello Eastfield residents,                                     

Yesterday evening on Thursday 27th November 2025, North Yorkshire Police arrested a male in connection with a number of thefts and shed breaks in the Eastfield area.

Further enquiries with victims, witnesses and members of the public have been underway since and we are now extending our enquiries to the wider community. We are asking for any members of the public who may have witnessed suspicious-like behaviour involving a male wearing dark clothing and a black baseball cap to contact 101 quoting reference number 12250223862. If you have any CCTV between the hours of 4pm and 7pm containing suspicious movements of a male fitting the above description, please reply to this email and a link will be provided to you to upload the footage.

We would also like to take this opportunity to provide a helpful list of target hardening measures, you could consider to further protect your home:

Your local police team are aware and have the area on their patrol plan. 

If you experience any issues in the area we would be grateful if you could please let us know. If the issue is still ongoing please contact us on tel: 999 emergency or 101 non emergency, if not ongoing you can report online using this link https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/

If you need any crime prevention or security advice please use this link https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/secure-shed-garage/

If you need to speak with a local officer for advice, you can also contact your local Neighbourhood Police Team directly on snayorkouter@northyorkshire.police.uk

If you know of other people who would like to receive these messages, please could you forward this message to them or send them this link https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/wsi/watch-schemes-initiatives/as/ny/north-yorkshire-community-messaging/ 

Thankyou.