Burglars steal thousands of pounds worth of fireworks 🎆

ESK warehouses, where the burglary took place.

Thieves stole a massive quantity of fireworks from a storage facility in Eastborne last Tuesday.

According to Sussex Police, the heist was “a carefully planned burglary”, and most likely involved two intruders, who targeted Spook-branded fireworks after breaking into the unit.

PC James Gardner, of the Eastbourne neighbourhood response team, said: “This was almost certainly a carefully planned and targeted theft.

“The quantity of fireworks stored at ESK would suggest that a reasonably large vehicle was used to transport them , and it would have taken several hours to move the fireworks from the premises.”

Police officers are now seeking witnesses or any information concerning the theft, which occurred at ESK in Courtlands Road, Eastbourne, between 9pm and midnight on Tuesday 24 January.

Anyone who was in Courtlands Road at the relevant time and who recalls seeing any suspicious people, vehicles or activity; anyone who knows where the fireworks may have been offered for sale or indeed anyone with any information is asked to email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk, quoting serial 255 of 25/01.