Pies, fish and sausages stolen in Fair Oak burglary

11:47am Monday 21st February 2011 in News Photograph of the Author By Julian Robinson, Eastleigh Chief Reporter

A CRATE of pies, 18 pieces of cod and a box of jumbo sausages were stolen when thieves broke in to a Hampshire garden centre.

Burglars stole the food, which included 48 savoury pies, during a raid on Arturi's in Fair Oak.

Two wire fences were cut to gain entry to the company premises on Allington Lane and a shed was also entered.

A yellow transformer, used to power lighting, was also stolen, taking the value of the haul up to £125.

PC Paul Osborne, of Eastleigh police station, said: “Due to the size and weight of the items stolen we believe it is likely that the offenders would have used a vehicle in order to transport the goods. The closest place a vehicle could have been parked is on Allington Lane.

“We would therefore urge anyone who may have seen any suspicious vehicles parked on Allington Lane, or any suspicious behaviour in the area, during the relevant times to contact police. We would also like to hear from anyone who may have been offered these food items for sale.”

Anyone with any information about the incident, which happened sometime between 5pm on Friday and 8.45am on Saturday, should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Comments(11)

Dasal says...
12:08pm Mon 21 Feb 11

Any new snack vans set up on A31 ??

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Big Mac says...
1:05pm Mon 21 Feb 11

Keep a look out for an old banger that's also a bit battered...
oh and some lardy arse driver with his fingers in a lot of pies.
How many of the Allington Lane Sunday market regulars does that cover?

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Reality-man says...
1:43pm Mon 21 Feb 11

I knew i shouldn't have started seeing this bird from Pompey. She bought me a nice pie for my morning tea break but she's just turned up with my lunchbox and i wondered why i had two lumps of cod for lunch

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Ozmosis says...
2:03pm Mon 21 Feb 11

Reality-man wrote:
I knew i shouldn't have started seeing this bird from Pompey. She bought me a nice pie for my morning tea break but she's just turned up with my lunchbox and i wondered why i had two lumps of cod for lunch
Jumbo bangers for tea then?

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Hustler123 says...
3:06pm Mon 21 Feb 11

MMMMMMMMMMMM pie...........

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8089 says...
6:21pm Mon 21 Feb 11

18 cod pieces?? Ooo eer!

Silly me, but I thought garden centres sold plants and things for the garden, hence the name 'garden centre'!!!!!

Next time I want a rhododendron, I'll go to the fish monger!

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Maine Lobster says...
6:41pm Mon 21 Feb 11

With the unemployment rate soaring,the desperate now having to commit burglaries to steal pies. I suppose they have to do something to earn a crust!

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freemantlegirl2 says...
7:31pm Mon 21 Feb 11

Was it the Codfather who stole them? and committed 'salt and battery' :D

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SotonLad says...
8:17pm Mon 21 Feb 11

All sounds a bit fishy to me ...

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SnoopyT says...
8:53pm Mon 21 Feb 11

Altogether now: Who ate all the pies, who ate all the Pies . . .

Police are apparently hunting two 30 stone men wearing hooped jerseys and masks seen waddling down Allington Lane.

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orange-bud says...
1:13am Wed 23 Feb 11

1 tray of pies ,18 pieces of cod, & jumbo sausages ? wow what are they feeding the plants , ? all i can vision is FEED ME SEYMORE,
or does the gardening place breed triffids or venus pie traps ?

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