Police officers in West Lothian are hunting two male suspects who went on a car-stealing spree just days after Christmas.
The first incident happened around 8pm on Wednesday, 28 December, when a window at a property in Inchcross Park was broken and the keys for a white BMW M140, registration MC05 0RD, were taken and the vehicle stolen.
The two men were seen around this time in a dark-coloured vehicle. The second incident took place around 9.10pm the same evening, two men were seen acting suspiciously in James Young Road, Bathgate. They approached the door of a property and made off when challenged.
Officers in the area are now searching for two suspects. One is described as aged 16 to 24-years-old around 5ft 9ins and of slim build. He was wearing light grey coloured clothing with a shiny logo on the front and lower back of his jacked, a hood, a face covering and gloves.
The second is described as also aged 16 to 24-years-old, of slim build and around 5ft 9ins. He was wearing dark grey clothes with a shiny logo on the chest and back shoulder of his top and gloves.
Later that evening, around 11pm, a window at a property in Boghall Terrace, Linlithgow, was broken, keys stolen from inside and a black Range Rover Velar, registration C11 KRD, was stolen.
These incidents are also being linked to a break-in at a property in Wester Bankton, Livingston, that happened between 7.20pm on Tuesday, 27 December, and 1.25am on Wednesday, 28 December. Jewellery, including several watches, earrings and necklaces were stolen.
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Detective Sergeant John Irvine said: “These incidents are being treated as linked and we are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious at these locations before or after they happened to get in touch.
“We would particularly like to speak to anyone with private CCTV or anyone driving in the vicinity with dash-cam that might assist with our investigation.”
Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland via 101 or make a call anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers.
Incident number 0699 of 28/12/22 refers to Inchcross Park, incident number 0194 of 28/12/22 to James Young Road, incident number 3729 of 28/12/22 to Boghall Terrace, and incident number 1522 of 28/12/22 to Wester Bankton.
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