High Peak Ford owners urged to 'be on the lookout' after string of thefts

Owners of Ford vehicles in the High Peak area of Derbyshire have been warned by police to be on the lookout after a string of thefts targeting the brand in the area.
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

During the past two weeks, three Ford cars have been stolen, with sports editions such as ST or RS models particularly being targeted.

Incidents have taken place in New Mills, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Glossop and Hadfield.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The most recent incident took place in Chapel-en-le-Frith at around 7pm last night where a white Ford Fiesta was stolen from a house in Crossings Road.

Derbyshire police have urged Ford owners to be on their guard after a string of thefts.Derbyshire police have urged Ford owners to be on their guard after a string of thefts.
Derbyshire police have urged Ford owners to be on their guard after a string of thefts.

Inspector Dave Parker, who leads the policing teams across the High Peak, said: “Over the past weeks we have seen an increase in thefts of Fords in the High Peak area.

“While we are urging the owners of these vehicles to be on their guard – my officers are also working proactively to help target those responsible for this.

“We are working with our roads crime team and have both uniformed and undercover officers on patrol across the High Peak.

Hide Ad

“I would urge anyone who has any information about suspicious activity to contact us as soon as possible as this will help officers ensure they are able to build that information into their patrol strategies.”

Hide Ad

Enquiries are underway into the various offences and officers would like to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the areas mentioned above over the last two weeks.

Anyone with information in regards to the latest Chapel incident can contact police on 101 or through social media and should mention incident 1043 of 18 November.