Overview
- Police said they were contacted just before 6:55 a.m. about a break‑in at the Smyths Toys store on Portal Way at North Liverpool Retail Park.
- Officers established a cordon at the front entrance as detectives worked inside the store and a scientific support team attended.
- Four marked vehicles, including a forensics van, were seen at the site as an officer guarded the cordon and turned customers away.
- It remains unclear what, if anything, was stolen, and the force described the investigation as being in its early stages.
- Detective Inspector Lee Egerton urged witnesses to come forward, with police asking the public to quote log 133 of December 29 when providing information.