CUMBRIA Police are investigating two burglaries that took place in Dent on the evening of Saturday October 15.

Intruders gained entry via damage caused to doors and windows, said police.

Police are looking to identify any witnesses, or if the local communities have noticed any suspicious activity in their area to report it. 

Police are asking communities to be extra vigilant and take extra precautions with unoccupied properties as evenings are getting darker with the incidents believed to have happened from early evening. 

Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it quoting incident number 40 of  October 16, 2022. You can also phone on 101.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.