Copper piping and boiler stolen, metal dealers warned.
Scrap metal dealers in west Cumbria have been told to watch out for thieves trying to sell stolen goods after a rise in burglaries.
Cumbria police started an investigation on Sunday after 5 empty properties on Bowflatts in the Great Clifton region of Workington were busted into.
The tank and copper piping were taken from each house.
House-to-house investigation has been carried out in the neighborhood and CCTV footage looked over.
