Police issue new alert after fresh outbreak of car crime in Horsham

Officers say they have received ‘several reports’ of vehicles being broken into over the past three days.

They include a windscreen being shattered in one incident, vehicles being broken into and personal items stolen from them – and another incident where items were stolen from an unlocked car.

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Police urge people to take steps to deter thieves. They say: lock vehicles’ doors and windows, don’t leave valuables on show, hide keys and fobs, fit an alarm, install a tracker, fit a steering wheel lock and secure number plates.