{"id":771715,"date":"2026-02-18T03:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/771715\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T03:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:24:14","slug":"police-investigating-housebreakings-in-west-lothian-and-forth-valley-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/771715\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigating housebreakings in West Lothian and Forth Valley area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers are probing a total of four break-ins, one of which took place in Livingston, in the early hours of Tuesday, February 17.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_RTR_WSH170226Jackson_01.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Jackson Place in Livingston.(Image: Google Maps )\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jackson Place in Livingston.(Image: Google Maps )(Image: WSH)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police Scotland are currently investigating a string of housebreakings in West Lothian and the Forth Valley area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers are probing a total of four break-ins, one of which took place in Livingston, in the early hours of Tuesday, February 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At around 2.25am, police received their first report of a break-in to a premises on Stirling Road, Tullibody. A short time later, a further report of a break-in was received at a premises on Alloa Road, Causewayhead, Stirling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Then at around 3am, another break-in was reported at a premises on Suilven Heights, Cotton Lane, Laurieston, and at around 4am, police received a report of another break-in at a premises on Jackson Place in Livingston.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36737346\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/plans-upcoming-scottish-parliament-elections-36737346\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Plans for upcoming Scottish Parliament elections being finalised in West Lothian<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The authorities believe these four incidents are linked and are treating them as such.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Detective Sergeant Hannah Acheson said: \u201cThese incidents are being treated as linked and our enquiries are ongoing to trace those responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the location and time of each incident, a white Skoda Octavia and four to five men dressed all in black were seen. This vehicle was last seen in the Stenhouse area of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Detective Sergeant Acheson added: \u201cI would ask anyone who was in these areas around the relevant times and who saw anything suspicious, or who may have seen the white Skoda Octavia, to contact police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI would also ask anyone with private CCTV, doorbell or dash-cam footage to review it and get in touch if you have anything that could assist with our investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36693713\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/labour-councillor-challenges-colleagues-health-36693713\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Labour councillor challenges colleagues on health board to demand more funding from Scottish Government<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Don&#8217;t miss the latest news from the West Lothian Courier. 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