Braintree: Car torched after keys burgled from home

8:00am Wednesday 5th September 2012 in News

Braintree: Car torched after keys burgled from home Braintree: Car torched after keys burgled from home

Yobs who stole car keys in a burglary and then torched the car in a newly opened skatepark have been branded disgusting.

They drove the Volkswagen Polo around the skatebowl, off Meadowside in Braintree, before setting fire to it at about 3am on Tuesday.

It is expected to cost thousands of pounds to remove the burnt out car and repair the damage to the skatepark, which was only officially opened two weeks ago.

Braintree councillor Moia Thorogood, who has been involved with the skatebowl project, believes no one who uses it will be involved in the fire.

She said: “It is disgusting.

“It is a waste of money and it could have been someone’s life."

See this week's Times for the full story. 

Comments (7)

8:26am Wed 5 Sep 12

mti1970 says...

Suppose its just another obstacle to jump over!!
Suppose its just another obstacle to jump over!! mti1970

9:56am Wed 5 Sep 12

markusdigger says...

So, not one thought to erect an fence/posts/whatever around new/expensive/large hole in the ground aka skatebowl then? dumbass.....
So, not one thought to erect an fence/posts/whatever around new/expensive/large hole in the ground aka skatebowl then? dumbass..... markusdigger

10:30am Wed 5 Sep 12

Singe57 says...

money not well spent at all
money not well spent at all Singe57

2:01pm Wed 5 Sep 12

phillip15 says...

Why the hell didn't the council put metal barriers all round Meadowside to protect the children that play on the park and would have prevented ANY vehicle from driving on it?
Why the hell didn't the council put metal barriers all round Meadowside to protect the children that play on the park and would have prevented ANY vehicle from driving on it? phillip15

4:58pm Wed 5 Sep 12

crows48 says...

I would have thought a fence would have been erected for Health and Safety reasons anyway. If someone falls in there after dark they are going to sue the pants off the council for not making it safe. There is a fence round the Silver End one so why not round this one?
I would have thought a fence would have been erected for Health and Safety reasons anyway. If someone falls in there after dark they are going to sue the pants off the council for not making it safe. There is a fence round the Silver End one so why not round this one? crows48

6:46pm Wed 5 Sep 12

rabrabshishkebab says...

Plus the fact its on the braintree carnival field that has easy access for cars lorry's etc.. people at the council should of realized after the amount of drug raids, murders, abuse that has gone on over the years around the GLEBE AVENUE area surely knew it was a mistake not to put any kind of barriers or cctv. as an avid user of the skate park this has really upset me. we just cant have nice things. Peter Davies (26)
Plus the fact its on the braintree carnival field that has easy access for cars lorry's etc.. people at the council should of realized after the amount of drug raids, murders, abuse that has gone on over the years around the GLEBE AVENUE area surely knew it was a mistake not to put any kind of barriers or cctv. as an avid user of the skate park this has really upset me. we just cant have nice things. Peter Davies (26) rabrabshishkebab

8:23am Sun 9 Sep 12

rabrabshishkebab says...

rabrabshishkebab wrote:
Plus the fact its on the braintree carnival field that has easy access for cars lorry's etc.. people at the council should of realized after the amount of drug raids, murders, abuse that has gone on over the years around the GLEBE AVENUE area surely knew it was a mistake not to put any kind of barriers or cctv. as an avid user of the skate park this has really upset me. we just cant have nice things. Peter Davies (26)
i dont mean people that live down glebe avenue just the whole surrounding areas of that part of btree have been a problem area for years.sorry for any offense.
[quote][p][bold]rabrabshishkebab[/bold] wrote: Plus the fact its on the braintree carnival field that has easy access for cars lorry's etc.. people at the council should of realized after the amount of drug raids, murders, abuse that has gone on over the years around the GLEBE AVENUE area surely knew it was a mistake not to put any kind of barriers or cctv. as an avid user of the skate park this has really upset me. we just cant have nice things. Peter Davies (26)[/p][/quote]i dont mean people that live down glebe avenue just the whole surrounding areas of that part of btree have been a problem area for years.sorry for any offense. rabrabshishkebab

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