OXFORD: A spate of thefts from cars has taken place across Blackbird Leys and Littlemore.

Tools were stolen from four cars in as many days.

The first car targeted was a Citroen Relay between 4.30pm on Thursday, August 22, and 7am on Friday, August 23, in Broadfields, Littlemore.

Between 9.30pm and 10pm the next day garden tools were taken from a Mercedes Vito in Brocklesby Road, Littlemore.

At about 4am on Saturday, August 24, a Hyundai H was broken into in Grenoble Road, Blackbird Leys.

And between 10pm on Friday, August 23, and 3pm on Saturday, August 24, in Long Ground, Blackbird Leys, tools were stolen from a Nissan Kubistar.

Police only released details of the incidents last night.

Det Sgt Bill Sykes said “The value of these thefts can run into thousands of pounds due to the expensive nature of some of the tools involved.”