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Jeff Perks’ son Steven was killed in a hit-and-run crash in 1998, aged just 28. He was serving as an officer in the Metropolitan Police at the time.

His parents, Jeff and Carole Perks, were given his helmet by the force after his death.

The helmet was allegedly stolen from Mr Perks’ art studio in Derbyshire between December 30 and January 5.

He described it as “irreplaceable”, saying the helmet is “the only thing we’ve got of his”.

According to the BBC, a fold-up bicycle was also taken from the studio in Tideswell.

But he told the Buxton Advertiser much of the hi-tech equipment also kept in the studio was left untouched.

Speaking to the paper, he said: “You don’t realise how much something means to you until it’s gone.

“We have pictures of Steve but his helmet is a very personal thing – it belonged to him and now it’s been taken.

“It seems very odd to only take this which makes me think someone took it for a joke or for fancy dress and they certainly didn’t know the sentimental value it has for us.

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“I don’t care who took it or why you took it, I just want it back.

“Drop it off and run away if you don’t want to face us but please just return it.

“We want our son’s helmet back.”

Speaking to the BBC, he added: “It’s a piece of mine and my wife’s life that’s now missing.

“It’s the only thing we’ve got of his – I’m an artist [so] I’ve got lots of photographs and a few paintings of him, but nothing as personal as something he was wearing on duty.”

Mrs Perks appealed for witnesses of the crime, saying: “The back of Jeff’s studio on Sherwood Road where the lock was broken is very quiet but we hope someone might have seen something or seen someone with a police helmet in recent weeks.

“Derbyshire Police officers don’t wear a hat like Steve’s so it would stand out if you spotted it.”

A Derbyshire Police spokeswoman confirmed the burglary had been reported but no arrests had yet been made.

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