Crooks steal gas meter
Published Date:
10 October 2008
RESIDENTS are being warned to keep their gas meters safe, after a meter theft.
The meter, encased in a plastic box, was ripped from a home in Lilac Avenue, Cleadon Park, South Shields, between 6pm on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday.
The property was empty at the time, but neighbourhood police inspector Peter Sutton, said: "Removing a gas meter is a very dangerous thing to be doing. Not only could you blow the house up, but you could also do the same to yourself."
The full article contains 88 words and appears in Shields Gazette newspaper.
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Last Updated:
10 October 2008 5:56 PM
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Source:
Shields Gazette
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Location:
South Shields
