Three held over school raids (From Witney Gazette)

Three held over school raids

4:00pm Monday 26th February 2007 in Witney

POLICE have arrested three youths in relation to a recent series of burglaries and thefts in Brize Norton.

The offences include three burglaries at Brize Norton Primary School, three at Elderbank Hall and two at the Sports Pavilion.

In addition, there were two thefts from cars and two vehicles tampered with.

Carterton team Sergeant Mark Smith said: "The Carterton Neighbourhood Team arrested three local youths last week and recovered property taken in these incidents, including DVD players and computer equipment.

"These crimes have had a significant impact on the village over the past few weeks and the arrests follow enquiries that were conducted in Brize Norton so we would like to thank residents for their assistance."

Andrea Moss, headteacher of Brize Norton Primary School, said: "We are obviously very saddened that these burglaries happened in the first place and that our recovered property is not usable. Only some of the items will be able to be replaced."

• Two 15-year olds and a 16-year old have been bailed pending further enquiries.