Knife pulled during burglary in Fulwood with jewellery taken

Watling Street Road, Fulwood. Pic: Google Street View

Lancashire Constabulary detectives are appealing for witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage following an aggravated burglary in Fulwood, Preston.

The police were called just after 11am yesterday, 1 July, to reports that two men had broken into a property in Watling Street Road, Fulwood, and threatened an occupant with a knife.

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They left the address with a quantity of gold jewellery, a watch, a mobile phone and cash and were last seen running in the direction of the Barracks.

One of the suspects was slightly taller than the other, with brown hair and a beard. He was wearing a brown hoodie. The second suspect was of a larger build and was wearing a blue hoodie.

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No arrests have been made at this stage, and enquiries are ongoing.

DC Richard Lenton, of Preston CID, said: “This was a shocking incident which occurred in the victim’s home – a place where he was entitled to feel safe. While this sort of incident is rare, we have increased patrols in the area as a precaution.

“We have got a dedicated team working to identify the responsible individuals, and I would ask anyone who was in the area and may have seen anyone acting suspiciously around the time of the offence to get in touch. I would also ask people to check their CCTV and dashcam footage to see if they have captured anything which could assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information can email 5209@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting log 0539 of July 1, 2021.