West Lothian thieves raid home in dead of night stealing BMW and 'electronic items'
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Thieves gained access to a West Lothian property and stole a BMW along with a raft of electronic items.
The theft took place between the hours of 3.50am and 4.50am on Friday April 25.
The targeted property is located on Badger Park, Broxburn. The BMW M140i has the registration SY17 OPV.
Detectives have since launched an investigation into the incident and are appealing to anyone with relevant information to come forward and contact police.
Detective Constable Natalie Civil said: 'Our enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone with any information to contact us.
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'I would also ask anyone with private CCTV or any drivers who were in the area at the time and may have dash-cam footage to come forward.'
"Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 0554 of 25 April, 2025."
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This comes days after Edinburgh Live reported a silver BMW 420D X-Drive was taken during a break-in and theft on Badger Meadows on Tuesday April 22.
The Badger Meadows break-in took place between 12am and 12:30am and anyone with private CCTV footage during this time period has been asked to come forward.
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