Appeal to trace items stolen in Exmouth

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Exmouth.

Officers are investigating the burglary of jewellery, commemorative coins, and foreign currency stolen from a house in Portland Avenue while the occupants were away on holiday sometime between 23 and 28 November 2013.

Police are also appealing for help in identifying items left behind in the break-in - believed to belong to the offender.

Officers found a blue and grey patterned purse attached to a key ring with a silver coloured metal clasp. Attached were two Yale keys (one silver coloured and one bronze coloured) and a plastic Audi vehicle key.

Inside the purse was a distinctive Indian coin. 

Police are also appealing for help from members of the public to attempt to recover the stolen property and return it to the owners. The stolen property includes the following distinctive items:

• A man’s signet ring with the initials JDP engraved on it, this was damaged as it had previously been cut off a finger.
• A silver cross pendant on a silver chain necklace. This had the Lord’s Prayer written on it viewed from a central hole.
• A white and pink cotton jewellery box with a female name embroidered on.
• Currency from Barbados (Trinidad, St Lucia and Trinidad)
• A deep red heart shaped box containing a watch.
• Two coronation tins, one containing a commemorative spoon from 1953, and one containing coins and jewellery from the early 1950s.

Exmouth police are asking anyone with any information on the stolen items, or the items found by police, to please contact them by phoning 101 quoting crime KE/13/2840.

Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111.