RESIDENTS have shared a video of a cyclist acting suspiciously in the early hours after three homes were burgled in one night in the Brookhouse area of Blackburn

The thefts took place on Calder Street, Dunsop Street and London Road in the early morning hours of Wednesday August 19. The intruders gained access to the houses through kitchen windows.

A police spokesman said: “We are aware of an increase in burglaries in the Brookhouse area over the last month. A man was arrested on suspicion of burglary last month but has been released under investigation."

A video from nearby Milham Street shows a man on a bike in a back alley on the night of the thefts. Police have not confirmed this is a suspect but it was shared by residents in the hope of identifying the individual.