WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE have launched an appeal after two separate burglaries at the Rob Burrow Centre for MND in Leeds.
The centre is currently under construction as a dedicated facility to treat people with motor neurone disease and named after Leeds Rhinos great Burrow, who helped raise awareness following his diagnosis and died last year.
A call was received by West Yorkshire Police at 11:37pm on Friday (May 16) reporting an ongoing burglary at the site.
Officers attended and searched the area where items including tools and a rucksack were located and seized.
Further enquiries have established that a burglary also took place at the site in the early hours of Wednesday morning last week (May 14) in which a quantity of copper was stolen.
Inspector Carl Robinson said: “We are actively pursuing lines of inquiry in relation to these burglaries, which have quite understandably struck a chord with people in the community.
“I would urge anyone with information about either incident to contact us.”
Rob’s father, Geoff Burrow, told the BBC: “Rob wanted to help people, he was such a lovely person… For someone to do that beggars belief.”
