Sickening.  That was the reaction today when the Kularoos Plymouth Raiders returned from a long weekend away playing in Sheffield and Glasgow, to find that one of the players’ houses had been broken into and a lot of personal items had been stolen, including laptops, TVs, cameras and other electrical equipment.

The team travelled back from Glasgow overnight, and reached Plymouth at 5.30am on Monday.  Upon getting home, the players realised what had happened and raised the alarm, calling the Police and head coach Gary Stronach.

“The players are quite rightly upset and disappointed,” said Raiders Chief Executive Dave Briggs.  “Computers went missing containing important documents. Cameras, TVs and other personal items were also stolen.”

“It comes to something when the team and these players are away representing the city, and they’re burgled and have personal things stolen,” added Briggs.

“It’s something that seems to be happening a lot more, with recent high profile cases with Liverpool football players suffering the same fate. People know when various sports teams are at home or away – all they have to do is look in a newspaper – and if they know where the players live, then they know when there’s a gap of opportunity to break in.

It’s just sad and sickening to think that these people live by stealing other’s possessions.”

Ironically, the Raiders work closely with Crimestoppers, but never thought they would have reason to use them, themselves. We’d like to appeal that if anyone knows anything about the burglary, they call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.