Police are asking the public for help after two burglaries in Ilminster.

The two burglaries happened in the Ilminster area on 13 January, 2016.

The first burglary was in the Lower Horton area of Ilminster and the second in the Stocklinch area. The burglars broke into the properties and stole jewellery and electricals.

A red vehicle was seen close to one of the properties during the time of the burglary and police are very keen to hear from anyone who might have seen anything or anyone suspicious in the area at that time. They are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a red vehicle perhaps parked up in the area.

PC 4145 Jim Card from Yeovil Police Station said: “I would be interested to hear from anyone who has information about these two incidents.

“Burglary is both a priority for the Constabulary and the PCC. We know that being burgled can be very traumatic and unsettling. We want to try and prevent this type of crime from happening at all and the public can play a huge part in helping us to help them and taking some really simple crime prevention measures can really help deter opportunist thieves.

“We are also committed to detecting these crimes and bringing offenders to justice, so I do appeal to the public to get in touch if you have any information at all about these incidents, even if you think it might be small or insignificant. Sometimes those are the details that really make a difference to an investigation!”

If you have information about the two incidents you can call PC Card on the 101 number and quote reference number 5216008996 for the Lower Horten area incident and 5216008857 for Stocklinch. Alternatively you can pass on your information via our website.