Police appeal for witnesses following burglary in Chesham and incident of dangerous driving in Little Chalfont

A burglary in Chesham and subsequent incident of dangerous driving in Little Chalfont has resulted in an appeal for witnesses by Thames Valley Police.

Both incidents occurred on Friday 23rd August 2019 between 11.00am and 1.00pm. At around 12.45pm, at a property in Botley Road, Chesham three men were seen in the back garden of a property with ladders. The men were disturbed and left the property in a grey colour BMW 1 Series.

Later, in Woodside Road in Amersham, Police picked up the vehicle which was driving at speed and dangerously. The vehicle failed to stop for officers. The BMW was then in a collision with a Renault in White Lion Road, Little Chalfont. Three men who were in the vehicle fled the scene in to a near by wooded area.

Several items of jewellery and small electronic items, believed to have been stolen from a property in Church Grove in Little Chalfont, earlier in the day, were seized from the vehicle by police officers.

During the incidents and collision nobody was injured.

The three men are described as white and wearing smart clothing which included white t-shirts.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Mark Banham based at Amersham police station, said: ‘I would like anyone who witnessed this incident or has information that could help with this investigation to come forward.

I’d ask for people in the area around that time to check their dash-cam footage and CCTV.

If you have mobile phone footage of any of these incidents, please come forward and speak to Police.

You can call the non-emergency number on 101, quoting the reference 43190260979 or make a report online.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111.‘

*Source of article : Thames Valley Police ‘latest news’.