Public urged to be car crime aware

In a bid to get the crime prevention message across officers will be at Armitage’s garden centre in Shelley on Saturday.

The Kirkburton and Denby Dale Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) will be at the garden centre from 10am until 3pm to speak to the public about car crime and vehicle security. As part of the event, they will also be handing out a number of crime prevention devices. £1 Anti-tamper screw kits will be available, as will steering wheel Disklock devices, at a thirty per cent discounted price of £70.

PC Sally Baines of the NPT said: “Unfortunately we have had several instances of car crime in the area recently, many of which could have been avoided if valuables had been removed from vehicles.”

Mark Wall, crime reduction officer for the Kirkburton and Denby Dale area added: “This event is light-hearted, but should drive home a simple and effective message. If people leave any items of value in their cars while they are not in them, their vehicles are sitting ducks.”