POLICE in Darlington have appealed for information about three separate burglaries in which a number of electrical items were stolen.

The first incident occurred overnight on Saturday, March 16, at a house on Beaumont Hill, off the A167, Darlington.

After breaking into the property, the thief found keys to two touring caravans located in a rear yard and searched both before going back into the house and climbing into the attic.

The thief also searched the garage, but made no attempt to break into a car parked there, before making off.

A second incident took place in a property in Wales Street, Darlington, between 1.30pm and 9pm on Sunday, March 17.

A brick was thrown through a pane of glass in the back door of the terraced property.

The following items were stolen: a black Acer laptop, valued at £300; a black iPod Nano, worth £125; a gold signet ring marked with the letters 'IS' and a black Panasonic F28 Lumix digital camera, worth £125.

A house in Scott’s Terrace, off North Road, in Darlington, was also burgled between March 1 and March 15 while the property was unoccupied.

The following items were stolen: a grey Acer laptop computer valued at £100; a Fuji Finepix digital camera with the serial number T4902520265364 F FX-A330-EGC, worth £100; a yellow toolbox containing screwdrivers and tools, worth £30; about 50 CDs, worth a total of £90.

It is not known if the three burglaries are connected.

Anyone with information about the burglaries, or the whereabouts of any of the stolen items, is asked to contact DC Tony Kent at Darlington on the police non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111.