Police are appealing for residents to be extra vigilant following a recent theft of York Stone from an unoccupied house in Wilmslow.
During the hours of darkness thieves removed sixty stone flags from a house under rennovation in the Broadway area of town.
The owner of the house left the property at 9.30pm on Monday, 30th January, and the flags were still in site then.
Sergeant Andy Miller said "We want people to be vigilant. If you see York Stone being removed then please let us know. It's very expensive to replace so we'd prefer people to contact us if they see anything suspicious, even if it turns out to be a waste of time.
"We have over 20 incidents a couple of years ago and I would hate to see this type of theft rear it's head again. The thieves spot places which are under renovation or construction and there are a lot of those in the area."
If you were in the Broadway area of Wilmslow after 9.30pm on Monday and saw any suspicious vehicles or people then contact Wilmslow Neighbourhood Policing Unit on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
