Renfrewshire cops hunting vehicle thieves who struck in early hours of the morning

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Cops are on the hunt for a thief caught trying car door handles in the early hours of the morning.A resident of Lounsdale Avenue, Paisley, was alerted to the presence of a man near their car around 3.30am on Friday, March 17.Other residents are reported to have woken up to find their car doors open.Police in Paisley are urging people to ensure they lock their car doors and do not leave any valuable belongings within their vehicle.A spokesperson from the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Division said: “We are following up a positive line of enquiry, but we’re still surprised by the amount of people that leave their car doors open and simply locking them and taking valuables out of sight can prevent some of these crimes.“If anybody has CCTV or doorbell footage of Friday morning about that time, if they could review it and if they find anything of note, to give us a call on 101 quoting the incident number 0356 of March 17.”Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial Two days later Police were alerted to car thieves seen stealing a vehicle from Bishopton.The two incidents are not thought to be linked.CCTV