Number plates stolen from cars in Cornmore and New Road – Evesham Journal

One of the thefts occurred between May 25 and June 1, when the plates were stolen from the vehicle whilst it was parked on Cornmore.

The second theftoccurred between 12pm and 1.30pm on June 2, when the plates were stolen from the vehicle whilst it was parked on New Road.

Police are now appealing for information and arekeen to hear from anyone who may have any information or that may have been in the area around the time of the incident and heard or seen anything suspicious.

A spokesman said: "We are also encouraging the community to call us on 101 if they see anyone acting suspiciously around a vehicle."

Number plate theft is often linked to cloned plate, or cloned vehicle, related crime.

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According to AutoTrader, number plate cloning, also known as car cloning or vehicle identity theft, is when someone copies a cars registration number and assigns it to another car.

Criminals often choose a vehicle with a clean history to replicate on their car.

Often, criminalsreplicate the number plate of a similar make, model and colour to make it difficult for the police to identify themand instead wrongly fine the actual owner of the car plates.

If you have information, you canlet the police know using the online Tell Us About form on http://www.westmercia.police.uk, quoting incident reference 00310_I_01062022 for the Cornmore theft and 00411_I_02062022 for the New Road theft.

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If you arent comfortable contacting the police directly, you can pass on information anonymously to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting their website: http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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Number plates stolen from cars in Cornmore and New Road - Evesham Journal