A Mercedes sports car and designer watches have been stolen in a spate of burglaries in a riverside village in Oxfordshire.

Police are looking for witnesses for burglaries on the High Street and Duchess Close in Whitchurch in the early hours of Wednesday (June 11).

Officers say burglars entered a home while the owners were sleeping in Duchess Close sometime between 11.30pm on Tuesday (June 10) and 8am the following day.

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A silver La Grande Classique De Longines watch, a black Mercedes A180 sport edition car and £30 in cash were stolen.

At 2.30am, burglars broke into a home on the high street via a back door and are said to have conducted a search of the property looking for car keys.

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Whilst inside, a Breitling Navigator watch with a black leather strap, a Paneira watch with a black strap and £85 in cash were taken by the intruders.

If you have any information on either incident please call 101 quoting the reference number 43240272545 for the incident on Duchess Close and 43240272712 for the High Street incident.

The force reminded people to ensure that they secure all vehicles, take car keys to their bedroom or store them in a safe when they go to bed, secure house windows and doors, block vehicles where possible and consider installing CCTV cameras, video doorbells, vehicle trackers and security lights.