Alert over horse equipment theft.Byline: Justine Halifax POLICE are warning horse lovers to be vigilant following the theft of thousands of pounds-worth of equestrian equipment. Thieves broke in to a metal storage container in Longner Gorse gorse: see furze. gorse Any of several related plants of the genera Ulex and Genista. Common gorse (U. europaeus) is a spiny, yellow-flowered leguminous shrub native to Europe and naturalized in the Middle Atlantic states and on Vancouver Island. , between Church Eaton and Wheaton Aston Wheaton Aston is a village in Staffordshire, England about 15 km south west of Stafford and 12 km west of Cannock. It is located beside Bridge 19 of the Shropshire Union Canal. It has a population of several thousand according to the latest British Survey. , near Stafford, overnight on Tuesday last week, but details have only just been released by Staffordshire Police Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. It is made up of four territorial Divisions; Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Chase and Trent Valley. . Nine sets of Zilco and Walsh American trotting harnesses, an Equissage horse roller, three saddles and three hunter bridles were stolen worth around pounds 6,000. It is the second theft of horse equipment in south Staffordshire in just a week. On Monday last week equestrian equipment worth over pounds 1,600 was taken from Orchard Lane, Shareshill, near Wolverhampton. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We are urging horse enthusiasts to safeguard their property." Anyone with information can call PC Kate Hardt on 0300 123 4455 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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