Police today appealed for witnesses after a house was burgled in High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames.

The thieves broke into the house on March 12 and stole a laptop, camera and handbag.

Police said at 4.30pm on March 19, someone tried to break into a house in Bridge End, Dorchester-on-Thames. They climbed over the rear garden wall and opened the cat flap in an attempt to reach into the house for some house keys.

PC Emma Wright said: “I believe these two burglaries could be linked and I would urge anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in the area to contact me."