Royston Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) arrested two men believed to be in the middle of an attempted burglary on Friday 19February on Kirkstall Road, New Lodge.

When a member of the public called to say they believed two males were attempting to break into an address on the road, PC Howard Rhodes was quick on the scene.

He found the two local males aged 18 and 14, about 100 metres away from the address in question. PC Rhodes searched the two males and found that one was carrying a crow bar and the other a hammer.

A search of a derelict, council property on the road proved that the shutters of the address had been attacked by some sort of instrument and entry had been attempted but not gained.

Both were arrested for attempted burglary and given cautions as it was their first offence.

 PC Howard Rhodes said: “We will keep these individuals on police record and will receive tough penalties, possibly including imprisonment, if found to be involved in similar activities again. The arrests may not have been possible without the information passed to us by a member of the public. I encourage everyone to contact police immediately if they see or hear something suspicious happen in their area. “

To contact Royston SNT, leave a message on the contact line and someone will get back to you: 01226 736361.