FOLLOWING on from our house burglary on December 18 when we wrote an open letter to the perpetrators which you kindly printed, we read with sadness and incredulity about the thefts from cars which took place on the same night. After comparing the CCTV footage from both our house and Western Avenue, we are convinced the thieves caught on camera are all the same people. If this is the case, these people must have stolen thousands of pounds worth of items and would have had to off-load the goods somewhere in between raids.

We are calling on the decent people in Newport who may have noticed some strange and regular comings and goings in any area of Newport to come forward and give any relevant information to Newport CID.

Also, be aware that if you are offered any jewellery, toys, clothes, toiletries or anything at all cheaply, that they may be some of the items which were stolen. Please report this also.

If we can all work together as a community on this, then maybe we will get some positive results. We cannot allow these amoral and unscrupulous criminals to get away with this without a fight. The police can’t be everywhere all the time. They need help, so please, let’s give it to them.

Steph and Eric Baker, Cae Perllan Road, Newport