CROOKS snatched two clocks and a china figurine after smashing their way into a Holland-on-Sea home.

The burglars broke a window to get into the house in Haven Avenue.

Once inside they grabbed several items of sentimental value to the owners.

The haul included a wooden Benson mantel clock with a gold face, a two-foot-tall clock with ‘Post Office Clock’ written on the face, and a grey and white china lady figurine.

It happened between 9am on Wednesday October 8 and 8.45pm on Monday October 27.

Anyone with information should contact Det Con Louise Nellist at Clacton CID on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously – by phone on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.