2:30pm Saturday 13th March 2010
Metal thieves are targeting Sussex as police report a growing number of crimes, particularly the theft of lead.
The latest spate was reported in Crawley, where NHS-owned bungalows were stripped of copper piping, boilers and radiators.
Two homes used by vulnerable people in Waterside Close, Bewbush, were targeted some time between the end of January and March 5.
Wet weather exposed crimes where lead had been removed from roofs.
St Mary’s Church Hall in Ilex Way, Goring, and Top Shop in Montague Street, Worthing, were among buildings targeted.
Police in Lewes reported large amounts of lead had been removed from Southover Grange, the Old Grammar School, the Little Theatre and the Jireh Chapel in Malling Street.
Copper pipes and lightning conductors have been taken from outside buildings and radiators and hot water tanks stolen from building sites, including at Barcombe Primary School, Ringmer Community College and Hamsey Primary School in Cooksbridge Anyone with information about metal thefts is asked to call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999, quoting serial 442 of March 5 for the Crawley raids.
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