Housebreaking in Summerpark area of Dumfries sparks police probe
Thieves broke into a house in Dumfries over the weekend.
Police are investigating the housebreaking in the Summerpark area of the town, which happened between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
Anyone from the area who has any camera footage is being asked to come forward to help police with their enquiries.
The break-in happened at a property in Summerpark Road between 3.30pm on Saturday, July 26 and 4.45am on Sunday, July 27.
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Detective Constable Sarah Smith said: ''We are appealing to anyone in the local area who has private CCTV or dash-cam footage that could help with our investigations to come forward.
'Additionally, anyone who saw anything suspicious in the hours leading up to, or during the night into Sunday, July 27, is asked to contact police.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0781 of July 27.
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