Police have charged three men following a string of burglaries in recent weeks.
Officers from the city central neighbourhood policing team have collaborated with the force’s dedicated city burglary team and CID colleagues following a number of burglaries reported recently in the Radford, Arboretum, Lenton and Dunkirk areas.
Their enquiries have led to a number of arrests and charges.
Carl Walters, of Lincoln Street, Old Basford, has been charged with a burglary in Trinity Avenue, Lenton, in which a laptop, wallet and rucksack were stolen on 1 February. The 50-year-old has also been charged with three counts of fraud by false representation. He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on February 12 and remanded into custody.
Peter Boyd, of Argyle Street, Radford, has been charged with a burglary in Forest Road West, Radford, in which a laptop, mobile phone, scooter, wallet, tablet and jewellery were stolen on 24 January. The 34-year-old appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on February 19 and bailed with conditions to reappear at a later date. A 39-year-old man was also arrested for the same burglary and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Mark Martindale, of Gregory Boulevard, has been charged with a burglary in Lucknow Avenue, Mapperley, in which a garage was broken into on 8 February. The 40-year-old has also been charged with a burglary in Montpellier Road, Dunkirk, in which a watch, camera, money and alcohol were stolen on February 13. He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on February 19 and was remanded into custody.
Meanwhile, two men aged 35 and 38 were arrested last night (Tuesday 23 February) following two burglaries in the Arboretum area. Response and neighbourhood policing officers were on scene within five minutes of the call being made and the two suspects were detained shortly afterwards following an area search. They remain in police custody and will be interviewed today (Wednesday 23 February).
Inspector Paul Ferguson, of the city central neighbourhood policing team, said: “These developments follow a significant amount of work by the neighbourhood policing team, dedicated city burglary team and colleagues on CID.
“A number of the offences were as a result of properties being left insecure and so I would again urge students and residents to check their door and window locks are working correctly and remember to make sure they keep their doors and windows locked at all times, especially if their rooms are on the ground floor.
“Students living in multi-occupancy properties should work together to ensure they all take responsibility for keeping their home secure.
“Make sure that valuables, including cash, phones or electrical items, are kept out of sight to any passers-by and the keys to your property and vehicles are kept in a safe place out of sight and well away from your letterbox.”
Nottinghamshire Police has two proactive burglary teams which are committed to tackling this type of crime as well as supporting victims.
Their ongoing work has contributed towards a 38 per cent drop in house burglaries across Nottinghamshire compared to two years ago, with crime already going down before Covid.
Inspector Ferguson added: “The force treats all reports of burglary seriously and continues to work tirelessly all year round to prevent incidents from happening in the first place.
“Members of the public can have faith that reports will be investigated and we will relentlessly pursue individuals believed to be responsible for these sort of upsetting crimes.”
