A vandal caused a huge amount of damaged after smashing through a car, only to steal CDs from inside.

The suspect entered The Roothings near to Holloway Road in Heybridge armed with a baseball bat and smashed through the windscreen and driver's side window of the Seat Leon.

The suspect got away with just a few CDs, leaving serious damage to the vehicle.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident that happened at around midnight on November 1 to come forward with any information that may help with their enquiries.

If you have any information you should call Essex Police on 101, quoting crime ref 42/158937/18.

Alternatively you can contact the charity, Crimestoppers-UK by calling 0800 555 111, 100 per cent anonymously or reporting it online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.