THE burnt-out shell of a car found on Cliffe Lane in Barrow is believed to be the remains of a vehicle that was stolen from an address a day earlier. 

Cumbria Police were called at 12.40pm on August 15 to the report of a burglary at a property on Westmorland Street, just over a mile away from Cliffe Lane. 

It is reported between 9.30pm on 14 August and 12.30pm on 15 August a set of car keys and cash had been taken from inside the property and the vehicle - a Peugeot e-2008  - was taken from the driveway.

At 1.40am on 16 August, officers received a report from the fire service of a vehicle fire on Cliffe Lane believed to be the stolen Peugeot e-2008.

Inquiries are ongoing.

Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident number 101 of 15 August 2024. 

You can also phone on 101.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.