A wave of parcel burglaries is being reported from city centre apartment blocks — prompting residents, councillors, and the police to call on buildings to beef up their security measures.
Residents have previously reported opportunistic thieves taking their newly delivered items across the city centre and in parts of Salford . However, now there are growing calls for developers to install extra protection — as the police officially record the incidents as the more serious crime of burglary.
Whereas theft is an unlawful taking of someone’s belongings, burglary involves force or illegally entering someone’s property to take the item. Under Operation Castle, Greater Manchester Police are committed to investigate every burglary within 48 hours — but the Manchester Evening News understands the force feels there is only so much they can do until building managers invest in more security.
