12:48pm Monday 8th February 2010
BURGLARS struck at three homes in Castle Point over the weekend.
They smashed a kitchen door to get into a house in Thorney Bay Road, Canvey, and steal a haul of goods at Friday lunch-time.
They took clocks, watches, a Fuji digital camera, a black Jasper Conran bag, and a Toshiba flat screen television with DVD player.
They also took jewellery including a studded ruby ring and a snake horn Swarovski pendant and earrings, bracelets and rings.
A house in Dinant Avenue, Canvey, was also broken into and a Panasonic 46 ins plasma television, a Nintendo Wii games console, a calculator and an Acer laptop were stolen between 5pm on Friday and 9pm the following day.
Finally, a burgkar tried to break into a house in Hatley Gardens, Benfleet, at about 6.45pm on Friday but was disturbed.
Police want to speak to anyone who saw anything suspicious or who is offered these goods.
Anyone with information can call Canvey Police in confidence on 0300 333 4444 or ring Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 where calls are completely anonymous.
© Copyright 2001-2012 Newsquest Media Group
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/trade_directory/