Halle Berry

Police are appealing for people to stop supporting drug dealers by buying stolen goods.

On saturday morning the officers carried warrant at a house in St John's and took away a stolen toy truck from a young child.

The toy, along with a set of fireworks, were stolen from a car in the St John's area on October 7. Sgt Richard Reeve from Winsford Neighbourhood Policing Unit The toy was stolen and then sold on by knocking on people's doors. buying stolen goods you are effectively stealing from your neighbours.

The money you are paying may very well end up in the hands of drug dealers."
"Then we have to return it to another child who went through the upset of having it stolen in the first place. child to be playing with stolen property

The poor child who is devastated that it has been stolen from them.
"You are taking something that has been stolen from a young child." Sgt Reeve fears burglaries and thefts will increase in the run up to Christmas. "If people don't buy these items then it is less likely people will steal them in the first place.

The warrant carries out on Saturday was the result of an anonymous tip off and no one has been arrested.