BURGLARS snatched a flat screen TV and a mobile phone after breaking into a Clacton home.

The crooks forced their way into the property in Wellesley Road between January 4 and midday on January 6.

They grabbed a black 32-inch Technika flat screen TV with a distinctive grey line down the screen, as well as a silver and black Samsung C3530 mobile phone.

Police have appealed for information on the break-in and the location of the stolen gear.

Anyone with information should contact Det Con Lou Nellist on 101.