FOI 1891-25 Tool thefts 2023 and 2024

Request to Northamptonshire Police

Question 1 - The number of tool marking events that your police force has supported in the following calendar years: 2024 and 2023?

Question 2a – How many suspected stolen tools has your police force seized and/or catalogued in the following calendar years: 2024 and 2023?

Question 2b - How many of these tools has your police force manage to reunite with their owners in the following calendar years: 2024 and 2023

Question 3 - How many arrests has your police force made for offences relating tool theft in the following calendar years: 2024 and 2023?

Response

Question 1
Northamptonshire Police did not undertake or support any tool marking events during the years 2023 and 2024.

Question 2a
Stolen tools seized and/or catalogued by Northamptonshire Police in years 2023 & 2024 Total count 13

Question 2b
Stolen tools returned to owners by Northamptonshire Police in years 2023 & 2024 Total Count 9

Question 3
Arrests made by Northamptonshire Police for tool theft related offences in years 2023 & 2024 Total Count 75

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