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Police are investigating a break in at an Assembly Member’s Cardiff constituency office.

Neil McEvoy said his Cowbridge Road West office was broken into in in the early hours of Thursday morning.

He said: “In the early hours of Thursday morning the criminals involved went through two outside doors, down a lane, removed a screwed in hard wood cover on the back window, cut through a pvc window frame and cut through metal bars to get in the window.

“Once again, valuables were ignored in the office, but drawers were broken into and files gone through in the back office which wasn’t alarmed.

“Thankfully, they couldn’t gain access to the main part of the office without tripping the alarm.”

Mr McEvoy says it is an attempt to intimidate him.

He said: "For a long period, there has been a concerted campaign of political harassment against me based on smear, the targeting my family, inserting screws into my car tyres (I don’t now own a car) and organised theft of my election placards election after election."

He said that the break in came just 12 months after his “home was ransacked and only paperwork taken. Money and pocket-size valuables were left.”

Mr McEvoy, who represents Fairwater as a councillor and South Wales Central as a Plaid Cymru AM, said he was installing CCTV and a new alarm system.

He added: “I am very grateful to the front line police officers for their care and diligence in dealing with this.”

A spokesperson for South Wales Police said a call had been received at 9.15am reporting the break in and officers were investigating.

They said: “We have made no arrests and are appealing to anyone with information to call 101 quoting number 1700005075.”

A Plaid Cymru spokeswoman said: "Neil McEvoy has now been the subject of two break-ins, one at home and one at his office.

"Plaid Cymru is supporting him and his staff at this time and is keen that the police establish whether these intrusions are linked.

"All elected representatives and their staff deserve to operate in a democratic way without fear of harassment or intimidation.

"The National Assembly is working with Neil and his staff to ensure their safety and security, and we strongly urge that this continues."‎