GREEN-fingered thieves stole a garden bush from a house in Cheetham Meadow, Preston.

One of the men was aged 60, had a bald head, no teeth, was tall, thin and pale and wore a white T-shirt and shorts. His accomplice was in his 30s, stocky, and wore trousers and an anorak.

The Lonisera Bush is pale green and gold and is worth £40. It was stolen on the evening of June 3.

ZA thief broke into a house in Holme Slack, Preston and stole a telephone and cuddly toy!

The culprit spoke with a Scottish accent, was 5ft tall, in his early 20s and wore a white England football top. He carried a white bag during the theft on June 8 on Laburnum Close.

ZA flasher exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl as she walked along a footpath near Ashton Park on Blackpool Road on June 7.

The man was 5ft 8ins tall, in his late 20s, and wore a green woolly hat, black coat and blue jeans.

ZA fat man led two young girls to a secluded sport in Lea Park, Ashton, asked them questions and then gave them some money.

The incident took place on June 9 at 5pm. The man was 5ft 8ins tall, had thick brown hair and wore a light blue short-sleeved shirt, black trousers and black shoes.

ZA 20-year-old man stole a Lifeboat charity box from a doctor's surgery on Balfour Street, Leyland on June 11. The culprit wore a dark woolly hat and an Adidas rain jacket.

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