A MAN whose car has been targeted by thieves three times in the past year has called for streetlights to be switched back on.

Sam Perry suffered the most recent break-in the early hours of Wednesday while his car was parked outside his home in Long Meadows, Dovercourt.

His Proton Gen-2 had a window smashed and a small amount of cash stolen.

Streetlights in Harwich and Dovercourt are switched off between midnight and 5am as part of a cost-cutting scheme introduced by Essex County Council last year.

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