Moped stolen from outside of Cleveland Road, Lowestoft, property on Sunday just minutes before another bike taken from car park near Whapload Road

A moped was stolen from a property in a coastal town just minutes before another moped was taken from a car park.

The black Keeway moped was stolen from outside of a home in Cleveland Road, Lowestoft, at around 9.05pm on Sunday (reference: 37/23476/24).

It has a registration of LP23KWM.

A black and grey Lexmoto Diablo 125cc moped was taken from car park near Whapload Road around half an hour later (reference: 37/23494/24).

It has a registration of WJ72UJC.

An attempted moped theft took place several hours later in Lorne Park Road.

An individual walked into the front garden of a property and attempted to wheel away the bike at around 3.27am, but it was chained in place and left (reference: 37/23616/24).

A spate of thefts which took place in the space of a week were being investigated by Lowestoft Police earlier this month.

Anyone with information about any of the incidents should contact Suffolk Police on 101 or through its ‘Tell Us’ portal, quoting the relevant crime referene numbers.

Alternatively, residents can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111.