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Knives and ivory stolen in 'targeted burglary'
Knives and ivory stolen in 'targeted burglary'

Yahoo

time6 days ago

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Knives and ivory stolen in 'targeted burglary'

Knives, ivory ornaments and a historic telescope have been stolen from a vacant house in Guernsey. Guernsey Police said the ten ivory items, several knives, a glass paperweight, two vases, and an iron field telescope had been stolen from the Castel home in a "targeted burglary". The force said it had asked local and UK militaria dealers and auction houses whether the items had been presented to them, but the items had not been traced. Officers asked anyone who had seen the items or been offered them for sale to come forward. They said the ivory pieces included two elephants, an owl, a bookmark, a pair of boots and five male figures. Also stolen were a multi-coloured paperweight, a red glass vase, a blue china vase and the telescope which is thought to originate from World War Two, they added. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Guernsey Police

Knives and ivory stolen in 'targeted burglary' of vacant home
Knives and ivory stolen in 'targeted burglary' of vacant home

BBC News

time6 days ago

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  • BBC News

Knives and ivory stolen in 'targeted burglary' of vacant home

Knives, ivory ornaments and a historic telescope have been stolen from a vacant house in Police said the ten ivory items, several knives, a glass paperweight, two vases, and an iron field telescope had been stolen from the Castel home in a "targeted burglary".The force said it had asked local and UK militaria dealers and auction houses whether the items had been presented to them, but the items had not been asked anyone who had seen the items or been offered them for sale to come forward. They said the ivory pieces included two elephants, an owl, a bookmark, a pair of boots and five male stolen were a multi-coloured paperweight, a red glass vase, a blue china vase and the telescope which is thought to originate from World War Two, they added.

Woman recalls 'brutal' harassment campaign by man from Guernsey
Woman recalls 'brutal' harassment campaign by man from Guernsey

BBC News

time13-05-2025

  • BBC News

Woman recalls 'brutal' harassment campaign by man from Guernsey

In 2021 Jane, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, moved to Guernsey from the UK for a man who she thought was the love of her said she had spent lots of time getting to know the man before making the decision to move to the island."During that time he gave me no concerns at all, my friends had met him, my family had met him and everyone had thought I'd found the one. No one would have questioned what he was capable of, " Jane when the relationship soured five months later, she left the island and that's when the "brutal campaign" of harassment began, which she says she struggled to get help with from Guernsey Police. She said things had begun to deteriorate the day she became engaged to him."I'm really grateful that I had the strength to think quite quickly that this wasn't going to work because, in the grand scheme of things, I could've wasted years on that island and I'm under no illusions that it would've got a lot worse." Tracked down location Jane left the island and went travelling in an attempt to escape the harassment."I would receive constant messages, constant emails, there would be TikTok videos, made about me. There was one occasion, I received a 19-page email from him," she got in contact with Guernsey Police to ask for help but was told to return to the UK and speak to the police there."In my mind, he was a resident of Guernsey continuing to harass me, surely it should be their responsibility to nip it in the bud, but they didn't seem to think that was their duty of care," she eventually returned to the UK and said within a "matter of days" he had found her location through a purchase she had made on Amazon, and he arrived in the mainland to try meet day he was arrested, Jane said he left a series of voicemails becoming increasingly agitated culminating in a last one, which said that he was on his way to that point, she called Cheshire Police, which "arrived within minutes" and put a blocker on his passport."He was arrested within 16 miles" of her home at the time, Jane eventually pleaded guilty to harassment and was issued with a fine and a restraining order. Jane said dealing with Cheshire Police and Guernsey Police was like "night and day"."Guernsey Police knew that they could potentially have blood on their hands and they did nothing," she added."It strikes me that they're just not really interested. It's a little bit too much paperwork for them or that the laws aren't in place for them to pinpoint what he's actually doing as a as a crime." 'Priority is to make victim safe' Guernsey Police said it took "all reports of domestic abuse extremely seriously" and had a policy in place to "ensure that the priority is to make the victim safe and to pursue and prosecute offenders"."We would like to assure the public that we do and will continue to work with other police forces to support prosecutions where the victim or offender may reside in different force areas, ensuring that the safety of the victim is the top priority," it force said it "would encourage anyone who feels that they are a victim of domestic abuse or are aware of someone who is a victim to report it to the police".It added there was also a new domestic abuse law, which would be coming into force later this year, which the police said would "strengthen police powers", and that training for officers was taking place.

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