Police are appealing for information after two houses six miles apart were targeted by burglars on the same day.

The first incident – a jewellery burglary - is believed to have taken place at a house in Main Road, Three Holes, between 8.10am and 7.15pm on Monday February 13.

The second – an attempted burglary of a house on Outwell Road, Emneth – took place on the same day, between 6.30pm and 12.15pm the following day (14).

A police spokesman said: “Officers are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the incidents or noticed anything unusual in the area between the times stated.

“Anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area or anyone with information should contact DC Sam Harris at Kings Lynn Police Investigation Centre on 101.”