CHESHIRE police have issued a warning after a quantity of potentially dangerous outdoor shooting equipment - including air rifles and bows - was stolen from an activity centre.
Over the past week officers have received two separate reports of burglaries at an outdoor activity centre on Tarporley Road in Oakmere, near Delamere.
The first incident occurred on Tuesday, July 9, when two air rifles were stolen.
The second burglary took place on Friday, July 13, this time a number of bows and arrows and a quantity of pellets were taken.
A bow similar to those stolen
DC John Brundrett said: “We are extremely concerned about the whereabouts of this equipment.
“The items stolen are not toys; this is professional equipment which is extremely powerful and can be dangerous in the wrong hands.
“Enquiries in relation to the two incidents are ongoing and a number of the arrows have since been recovered, in the Cuddington and Winsford areas.
"I urge anyone who believes that they may have any information in relation to the incidents, no matter how small, to contact the team here at Northwich quoting incident number IML 122381.
“Information can be reported online at https://cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries, via telephone on 101 or anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.”
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