Lead thefts '“ three arrested
Plain clothes officers were driving along Sheepsetting Lane at lunchtime on Friday when they saw youths carrying lengths of lead.
Three local youths were arrested and are being interviewed about the incident.
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Hide AdLead valued at about 1,000 was carved off the roof of Cross in Hand Primary School, Sheepsetting Lane, sometime overnight between Wednesday and Thursday last week.
School staff believe thieves used angle-grinders to saw off the lead. On the same night lead was stolen from the roof of Barclays Bank in the High Street.
Then the following night, between August 29-30, about 4,000 worth of lead was once again stolen from the primary school roof.