The Police are appealing to members of the public to take extra precautions in securing their Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cooking gas cylinders, following recent reports of thefts in the Parham and surrounding areas.
In one incident, a cook shop in Parham was broken into between 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30 and 6:00 a.m. on Friday, October 31, where two 100-pound gas cylinders were stolen.
In another report, a resident of Paynters discovered that two 100-pound blue gas cylinders, each valued at $175, were stolen from her property between 4:00 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. on October 31.
Officers attached to the Parham Police Station conducted several searches in the affected areas, but the stolen items have not yet been recovered.
The Police are reminding residents to:
1. Secure gas cylinders by chaining or locking them to fixed structures.
2. Ensure outdoor storage areas are well-lit and, where possible, monitored by surveillance cameras.
3. Mark cylinders with identifiable symbols or initials for easy recognition if stolen.
4. Report any suspicious activities or individuals seen loitering near residential or commercial premises.
Anyone with information that may assist in the ongoing investigations is asked to contact the Parham Police Station at 463-2060, the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913, or Crimestoppers at 800-TIPS (8477).
Further investgations remain ongoing into both incidents.
Important reminder those gas cylinders are valuable and easy targets. Stay alert, everyone.
Thanks for the heads-up People should really secure their gas tanks it’s happening too often.
So what theu doing with the cylinder they selling it?
Christmas coming so them thief trying to secure their cooking gas before it run out
Comment *I like that they included the Crimestoppers number sometimes people know things but don’t want to go directly to the police.
When it reach the point where people stealing cooking gas, we know cost of living too high. Sad reality.
These thieves are getting bold! Stealing gas tanks now? That’s ridiculous. Times must be really hard.
People need to start locking those cylinders down. A 100-pound tank isn’t light someone definitely saw or heard something.
Imagine we’ve reached the point where folks stealing cooking gas now. Nothing safe again