Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses following burglaries in Lower Kingswood and Epsom during the day last Sunday (12 April) which they believe are connected.

Thieves broke into a property in Reigate Hill, Lower Kingswood at around 4:25pm following the earlier theft from the house in Shawley Way Epsom where quantity of jewellery and foreign currency was stolen.

Four men were seen abandoning a stolen Mercedes AMG before leaving the scene as pillion passengers on trial bikes driven by four other men and making off towards Merstham railway station. Having arrived at the station, one of the men was arrested. Three other men ran off but two were detained a short time later and arrested on suspicion of burglary and taking a vehicle without consent.

A 21-year-old man from London was due to appear in court on Wednesday (14 April) but failed to appear and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old male youth, both from London, were interviewed and released on bail pending further enquiries.

If you can help, please go to the following web site:

https://my.surrey.police.uk/splonlinereportingweb

UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) has said its estimation of a potential 100 billion barrels of oil near Gatwick airport was untested.

The “clarification” came after its oil discovery in Horse Hill last week.

But the company now says it has “not undertaken work sufficient to comment” on the Weald Basin potential.

It said that further well testing will be required to prove the commerciality of extracting the oil.

UKOG does however maintain its estimation of the new Horse Hill discovery at 158 million barrels of oil per sq mile.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32314895

The Two teenagers we told you about who went missing from Crawley have been found safe and well.

Chloe Woolsey and Amasia Patel both from Crawley, who went missing on Monday (April 13) have both been found in Kent, safe and well.

http://www.sussex.police.uk/whats-happening/latest/news-stories/2015/04/16/missing-crawley-girls-found

A number of vehicles have been vandalised in Merstham.

During the early hours of Thursday 8th April a total of nine vehicles belonging to one company were damaged on Frenches Road and between Holmethorpe Avenue and Saint Annes Drive North.

Attempts were made to slash tyres and a number plate was also removed from one of the vehicles.  The vandalism occurred between 1 o’clock and 8 o’clock in the morning.

Surrey Police would like to hear from anyone with information about why this happened or who was responsible.

Two residents of Mole Valley have been prosecuted for Benefit Fraud.

In separate cases, Paul Dean and Christopher Oliver both pleaded guilty at Redhill Magistrates Court.

52 year old Dean was ordered to pay £500 in costs and sentenced to a 12-month Community Punishment Order.  He had been receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit having told authorities he was unemployed and had no savings.

An investigation discovered Dean had capital in excess of £80,000.  He later admitted failing to declare it all.

Meanwhile 31 year-old Oliver was receiving Housing Benefit having claimed he was on a low income and his partner was not in paid employment.  Oliver failed to update the District Council when his partner became employed.

He was served a Conditional Discharge for 2 years and ordered to pay £500 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

In both cases money obtained unlawfully has been or is currently being repaid.