POLICE in Bromsgrove are appealing for witnesses after residents in Birmingham Road awoke on Sunday to find their sheds had been raided.

The first is reported to have taken taken place between 11pm on Saturday, October 14 and 4am the following morning.

A metal shed had been entered and power tools stolen from inside.

More power tools were taken from another shed on the same road that night, estimated to have taken place between 4pm on Saturday and 11am on Sunday. A padlock was removed from the shed door to gain access.

Anyone with information on the burglaries, or any suspicious behaviour in the area that night, is urged to contact West Mercia Police on 101.