West Berkshire crime spree reported by Thames Valley Police

A series of alerts sent by Thames Valley Police indicated the string of offences took place in West Berkshire towns and villages from May 7 to May 11.

Here’s what happened and when.

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May 7

In Newbury, a car’s windscreen was smashed on Enborne Road from between 10.30pm on 9.30am the following morning.

May 8

A black and grey Carrera bicycle was taken from Bath Road, Calcot on this day.

Police say it was stolen between 8pm and 10.20pm.

Generic image of a Carrera bike via Flickr

Also on this day, vandals smashed the window of a vehicle on Station Road in Theale between 7.30pm and 10.30pm.

And another vehicle had its rear window and driver side wing mirror smashed in Northway, Newbury at approximately 11.10pm.

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May 9

Between 10am on May 9 and 8am on May 10, a thief stole the catalytic converter from a Honda Jeep on Pine Ridge Road, Burghfield Common.

May 10

Two bikes were stolen by offenders from a communal area in Victoria Grove, Newbury. One is a Specialized Carve bike and the other is a Specialized Ariel bike.

The bikes were taken between 7am and 6.30pm, police say.

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Thieves also stole a catalytic converter on the same day, taking it from a Honda CR-V on Normoor Road, Burghfield Common.

Generic image of a catalytic converter via Wikimedia Commons

May 11

Between 3pm on May 9 and up to as late as 6.30am on May 11, a thief broke into a shed stealing two bicycles from a property on Brookside, Calcot.

One is a light brown Cannondale CX3 bike and the other is silver with green handle grips.

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