POLICE are warning householders to keep an eye on their washing after a spate of thefts from lines.
Recent incidents include washing stolen in Bessemer Street, in the Dean Bank area of Ferryhill, on Tuesday afternoon.
And there was a similar incident on Wednesday afternoon in West Chilton Terrace, Chilton.
Detective Constable Ian Ferguson, of Newton Aycliffe Police, said: "Our message is don't leave clothes unattended for a long time, because we've had a lot of thefts from washing lines recently.
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