Saffron Walden
Weekly News [Essex, UK]
16 October 2013
Written by ELEANOR
BUSBY
A rise in cable
tie ‘markers’ and door-to-door sellers have been worrying Newport residents
after two burglaries took place in the village last week. […]
On a closed
Facebook group for local petowners just days before the first burglary, a
member sent a message out saying that white tape had been found on lampposts on
Frambury Lane and asked people to remove any they saw.
The member wrote
that she believed it was “gangs going around stealing dogs for fighting.”
The post led to a
wide discussion about mysterious activity that had been taking place in the
village, including strangers asking questions about property and pets.
Some residents
said on the group that they had been approached by Irish men asking strange
questions.
A number of cable
ties and tape were found around the area on trees, posts and gates, according
to the Facebook group users who said they began removing the markers and
calling the police about their concerns. […]