Theft from motor vehicles in the Lightcliffe area

Good afternoon,

We've had a number of reports of a suspect walking around the Lightcliffe/Brighouse area checking car door handles to see if any of them are insecure. If access is gained, they would search the vehicle and take anything of value.

Unfortunately, some cars were left insecure and the suspect has made a search of these vehicles and removed property. We are currently investigating these reports and looking for CCTV of the suspect. 

If you have CCTV and live in the Lightcliffe area, could you please check your footage between the times of 22:00-02:00 on the evening of 08/02/26 into 09/02/26. If you see anything suspicious, please reply to this message and I will contact you as soon as possible.

To stop yourself become a victim to this crime, please remove anything of value from your vehicle. This can be sunglasses to loose change, this helps reduce the pay out and demotivate offenders from repeat offending. Even if it’s out of view, if access is gained, they will search your vehicle.

This has been taking place between 23:00 - 01:00. Please remain vigilant in your areas and please report anything suspicious to 101, Crime stoppers or 999 in an emergency.

Thank you and have a lovely day.