Hunt for suspects after Wishaw house broken into and homeowners threatened

Police are hunting for two men who broke into a home in North Lanarkshire and threatened the homeowners.

The break-in occurred at around 2am on Thursday at a house on Coltness Road in Wishaw.

According to police, two men broke in and threatened the home’s occupants, though nothing was taken.

The first suspect is described as a man around 5ft 9ins tall, of medium build and spoke with a local accent. He was wearing dark clothing and a face covering and had a bladed weapon.

The second suspect is described as a man around 5ft 9ins tall, of medium build and spoke with a local accent. He was wearing dark clothing, a dark coloured puffer jacket and had a shovel.

Both men approached the property in the direction of Mossneuk Park and Mossneuk Drive and left in the same direction.

Detective Inspector Alister Thom said: “I am appealing to anyone who saw something suspicious in the area last night and has any information to come forward and speak to officers.

“From our enquiries so far, we know that a small black hatchback vehicle was seen leaving the area at the time. While enquiries are ongoing to establish if this is linked, we are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen this car or it’s direction of travel.

“I would ask that anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage review this to see if it has captured anything that could assist with our investigation.

“I understand this incident will be concerning for those living in the community. Increased patrols will be carried out in the area and anyone with concerns or information can approach officers.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0249 of October 22.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.