Northamptonshire villagers woken up by sound of BMW being stolen off their drive

Startled residents in a South Northamptonshire village were woken up by the sound of their BMW being driven off the drive.

They then discovered their house had been broken into a a number of items taken — including keys to the car, worth around £25,000.

Detectives are appealing for neighbours in Helmdon, between Towcester and Brackley, to check any CCTV footage for clues.

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: "Occupants of the house were woken between 2am and 3am on Sunday, September 20, by the noise of movement on the gravel drive.

"They have looked out of the window and saw someone on the drive, and their vehicles had been moved.

"They have then discovered the offender or offenders had entered the house and stolen items, including car keys to one of their cars, a white BMW 340i Sport Shadow EDI.

"Our officers would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the area in the early hours of September 20 or who may have CCTV footage which might have captured the incident.

"If anyone does have information regarding this incident, please call us on 101 using reference number 20000494013. Or, alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 if you prefer to remain anonymous."

A message from the editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the highest standards in the world. The dramatic events of 2020 are having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers and consequently the advertising that we receive. We are now more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news by buying a copy of our newspaper.

Thank you.