Two homes within minutes of each other have been ransacked on the same day.

Burglars reportedly targeted a property in Foxlands Close, Leavesden, between 7.30am and 6pm on Tuesday, November 15.

They gained entry by smashing a window before sifting through the home and taking a Playstation 5.

On the same day between 8am and 5.50pm a door in Clarke Way was smashed and the home ransacked. The burglars took bottles of perfume before making off.

Watford Observer: Foxlands Close and Clarke Way are around three minutes' drive apart.Foxlands Close and Clarke Way are around three minutes' drive apart. (Image: Google Maps)

Herts Police say they are investigating the break-ins at both homes – which are around three minutes’ drive apart – and urged anyone with information to come forward.

Details can be reported online or by calling non-emergency number quoting 101. The Foxlands Close burglary reference is 41/92724/22 and Clarke Way is 41/92776/22.   

So far this year there have been 294 burglaries in Watford with eight people charged, according to the latest police figures. That compares to 282 for the full previous year and 14 charges.

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