Alnwick Town appeal for witnesses after 'demoralising' break in at ground
Alnwick Town are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following a break-in at the Northern League club.
Heartless thieves struck at their St. James’s Park ground on Monday 5th January at around 10pm when three people kicked the gate at the railway end of the ground and smashed the lock to gain entry.
They got into the ground via a pitch maintenance container and the club have been assessing what has been stolen.
The thieves were caught on CCTV as they left by climbing the fence between the cricket and rugby clubs at Greensfield.
The club released footage of the incident on their social media and an irate official said: “Why anyone would feel the need to do this is quite simply beyond us. It is demoralising to all the volunteers involved with the club that we have to deal with incidents like this.”
“We have reported the incident to Northumbria Police. If you have any information that could assist us in identifying the individuals please get in touch, or contact the Police on 101, quoting reference number NP-20260109-0344.”
Town’s game against Ryton & Crawcrook Albion was off due to a frozen pitch and they’ll try again this Saturday when they pay a visit to Division Two leaders Redcar Town.