Sheffield residents ‘sick and tired’ as bins repeatedly stolen and set on fire

Residents are calling for the authorities to ramp up security in a Sheffield suburb after bins were reportedly stolen and set on fire night after night.
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Dan Prutton, of Woodhouse, said people are becoming “sick and tired” as this has become an almost nightly routine where their wheelie bins are stolen only to be set on fire at a nearby park.

"It was nearly every night last week and I could see them doing it from my bedroom window,” he said.

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"We called the fire service and the police. We could see about a group of four to five people who sounded male stealing a bin.

The bin that was stolen and set on fire in Woodhouse, SheffieldThe bin that was stolen and set on fire in Woodhouse, Sheffield
The bin that was stolen and set on fire in Woodhouse, Sheffield

"When they were out of our sight, they set the bin on fire when the fire service was already en route.”

Mr Prutton said although the police have been informed, it was frustrating to know that there was nothing they could do about it.

"They told us to keep reporting about it, but we want to do more than reporting because when are these people going to learn? We will not keep quiet until they are all going to get caught," he said.

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He said the latest incident happened on Wednesday night on Beaver Hill Road, after the residents took out their bins for the Thursday collection.

The bin that was set on fire in Woodhouse, Sheffield.The bin that was set on fire in Woodhouse, Sheffield.
The bin that was set on fire in Woodhouse, Sheffield.

But the police and the council could both play their parts in securing the area, he added.

South Yorkshire Police also confirmed receiving reports of wheelie bins being stolen and and set on fire last night in Beever Hill Road.

A spokesperson said: “It is reported that a group of teenagers stole wheelie bins from addresses on the street and set them on fire in Beever Hill Park.

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“Police and the Fire Service attended the scene and a search was conducted of the area to locate those responsible, however they could not be located.”

The police are calling for witnesses that could help their enquiries by calling 101 quoting incident number 928 of October 28.

This is not the first time that such an incident has occurred. Yesterday, it was reported that the residents from Skye Edge Avenue were experiencing the same problem in the last three weeks.