POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a series of thefts from cars parked at a theme park in the region.

A total of 15 cars have been broken into at Lightwater Valley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, in the past three weeks.

North Yorkshire police is particularly interested in the following dates: Friday, May 29; Saturday, June 6; Sunday, June 7 and Saturday, June 13.

Officers also want to hear from are anyone else who may have been a victim of this type of crime over these dates and who have not reported it.

It is thought that either a Nissan Micra or Skoda Octavia was involved in the thefts.

* A 24-year-old man from the Durham area has been arrested in connection with the thefts and released on police bail, pending further inquiries.

Witnesses are asked to call Ripon police, on 0845-60-6024-7, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 08005-555-111.