Life-saving equipment returned in Cleator Moor

Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of a defibrillator from its position outside Cleator Moor Town Hall earlier this month, although a member of the public found the equipment abandoned and handed it in to police.

The life-saving equipment, which was provided by local fundraising in 2016, disappeared from its' position outside Cleator Moor Town Hall and Masonic Centre in the early hours of the morning. Police initially treated the disappearance as theft.

I can only agree with the chairman of the Town Hall Management Committee, Bill Morley BEM (pictured below with the defibrillator when it was installed - picture from Whitehaven News) that whoever took the equipment put lives at risk.

Bill told the Whitehaven News that the defib had been used several times since it was installed in 2016, and added,


“I want to tell the person who stole it how serious the crime they’ve committed is. 

The defibrillator could be needed at any given time, and stealing it put people in danger. 

I feel so sad that someone could endanger other people’s lives like this.”

Quite.

PC Holt, who is in charge of the ongoing investigation, told the Whitehaven News:

“These machines are a vital resource and can make the difference between life and death.

“I would urge anyone with information in relation to this theft to contact police via 101, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

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