BURGLARS broke into a home before stealing and abandoning a car in Colchester.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the raid.
They broke into the house on Salamanca Way at about 8.30pm on Monday.
They took keys to a Volkswagen Beetle, a handbag and a Sony Playstation.
The car was later recovered in Meredith Road.
Anyone with information call Det Con Andrea Ford at Colchester police station on 101
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