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Thieves in transit van steal flagstones from Ormskirk Parish Churchyard

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Thieves in transit van steal flagstones from Ormskirk Parish Churchyard

Date of alert:

Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Crime Ref:

Force:

LC-20220215-0396

Lancashire Constabulary

Thieves have targeted a town's churchyard in West Lancashire, stealing several flagstones.
The suspects, who are believed to have been travelling in a white Ford Transit van, stole York stone from Ormskirk Parish Churchyard at around midnight on Tuesday, 15 February.

People have expressed their shock that thieves would take something from a "sacred place", with some saying it is not the first time a church has been targeted in the region.

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Thieves in transit van steal flagstones from Ormskirk Parish Churchyard
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