HOUSEHOLDERS in Derry are being urged to step up security around their oil tanks following further thefts.
The latest thefts happened over the Christmas and New Year holidsy in the Cornshell Fields.
Local Sinn Fein councillor Sandra Duffy has condemned those behind the thefts.
She said: “These are heartless criminals who care nothing for the people in their community who were left over Christmas and during particularly cold weather with no heat in their homes.
“This is the last thing these families needed at this time of the year.
“If anyone would like to contact me I can arrange for the local community safety team to fit a lock to their oil tank to make things more difficult for these thieves.”
Anyone with information about the thefts should ring police on the 101 number.
Householders are urged to keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles. particularly lorries with tanks at the rear which is used to transport the oils away from homes.