Officers say most burglars are heroin or crack addicts who need cash to feed their drug habits. |
Officers on the Operation Delta squad have access to the latest computer technology to hunt for burglars. |
It means burglars tend to avoid the area and it also reassures the residents, reducing fear of crime. |
The burglars used a nearby ladder to climb onto a flat roof before forcing open a window. |
Four months later, on the night of her 83rd birthday, burglars ransacked her bedroom as she slept heavily after taking a sleeping tablet. |
The owner of a mail order lingerie business which was ransacked by burglars has spoken of her disgust at the intruders. |