Police are investigating a spate of car break-ins in South Woodham Ferrers last night.

A passenger window of a Ford Focus parked in Charlotte Court was smashed and items were pulled out of the glove box sometime between 11am yesterday and 7am today.

Nothing was stolen.

A window of a Ford Fiesta parked in Celeborn Street was smashed.

The damage was reported to police shortly after 4am today.

Police received a report just after 3am this morning that the window of a Ford Ka parked in Galadriel Spring had been smashed and the face plate of the radio had been removed.

A window of a Peugeot 207 parked in Crickhollow was also smashed, sometime between 10pm yesterday and 9.20am today.

The car was searched, but nothing was stolen.

An iPod connector was stolen from a Ford Fiesta in Bucklebury Heath and one of the windows was smashed, sometime between 7pm yesterdayand 6.50am today.

A window of a Ford Ka parked in Meriadoc Drive was smashed between 4pm yesterday and 7am today and the car searched, but nothing stolen.

And a window of a Ford Focus in Holkham Avenue was smashed sometime between 4pm yesterday and 6.30am today.

Witnesses who saw anyone acting suspiciously or has any information about these incidents is asked to call Chelmsford police station on 101.