MY family and I would like to convey seasonal greetings to the prowling underhand thief who broke into our garage, stealing a number of expensive tools together with my son's model car for which he had saved very hard.

Should any of your readers be offered, or be suspicious of anyone in possession of, a Bosch Jigsaw, a boxed set of Halford's Sockets or a model car without body but complete with radio, etc, I would be very grateful if they could inform Blackburn police as soon as possible.

Meanwhile we wish the light-fingered creep all that he does to others.

(Name and address supplied).

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