CHESHIRE Police are appealing for help following an attempted break in at Hampton Heath.

Over the bank holiday weekend offenders attempted to break into one of the units at Hampton Heath Industrial Estate off Chester Road near Malpas.

Police say they failed to do so and fled after causing damage to the unit and several cars parked outside it. A dry powder fire extinguisher was also sprayed inside some of the cars.

At some point on Bank Holiday Monday or in the early hours of Tuesday May 28, two outbuildings were also broken into at a farm in Pump Lane in Churton, Chester.

A Yamaha quad bike and a quantity of tools were stolen from the outbuildings, with the offenders using a small trailer to transport them to a field behind the farm.

There is currently no evidence of the incidents being linked, though detectives are keeping an open mind.

Detective Sergeant Danielle Knox, of Chester Local Policing Unit (LPU), said: “Enquiries in relation to the two incidents are ongoing and we are appealing for anyone with any information or CCTV or dashcam footage that may be relevant to our investigations to get in touch.

“Perhaps you think you may have seen, or have footage of, whoever was responsible for the burglary at the farm in Churton or the attempted burglary and criminal damage at an industrial estate in Hampton Heath near Malpas.

“Or maybe you have been offered the chance to buy a Yamaha quad bike since one was stolen from the farm in Churton.

“If you have any information or footage that may aid our investigations please contact the team here at Chester LPU.”

Anyone with information or CCTV footage that may be relevant to the ongoing investigations should call Cheshire Constabulary on 101, quoting IML 413081 (Churton incident) or IML 413075 (Hampton Heath incident), give the details via cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Dashcam footage can be submitted online at www.cheshire.police.uk/advice-and-support/roads-and-vehicle-safety/submit-dashcam-footage.