Police warning amid surge in attempted break-ins at Wigan houses in early hours

By Gaynor Clarke
Published 1st Dec 2023, 12:30 BST
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Police have warned they are receiving more reports of people attempting to break into homes in the early hours.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police’s Leigh, Atherton and Hindley team said people were trying to gain access to residential properties between midnight and 4am.

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Multiple houses were targeted in the Oxford Street and Holden Road areas of Leigh on Tuesday.

Anyone with information about the incidents, including footage on CCTV or from a doorbell camera, is asked to call police on 101.