Police are appealing for information following a housebreaking and theft in Newtongrange which took place between 10.30pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday morning.
Entry was forced to the rear of a property on McGahey Court and car keys were stolen from the house, which were used to take a teal blue 62-plate Nissan Juke from the property. A three-figure sum of money was also stolen from within.
PC Scott Clark of the Community Investigation Unit said: “Anyone who has seen a vehicle matching this description which may be the stolen Juke is urged to get in touch.
“Likewise, anyone who may have seen any suspicious behaviour in the Newtongrange area during this time period is asked to make contact.
“For advice on how to help safeguard your property please speak to a local officer, contact Police Scotland on 101 or visit the ‘Keep Safe’ section of our website.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
