ALMOST £2,000 of electrical equipment was stolen in a burglary.

Thieves broke into a house in Southchurch Boulevard, Southchurch, yesterday morning, stealing electrical equipment, including a Lenovo laptop, an Apple iPod, a Samsung laptop and an Apple iPad Air.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Christian Forbes at Southend CID on 101.

People can also give information to the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via an Anonymous Online Form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.