AN INVESTIGATION has been launched following two burglaries in Braintree which police are treating as linked.

It comes after a handbag was taken from a property in Mountbatten Road sometime overnight between March 21 and March 22.

During the same time period, a black Audi A5 S-Line was also reported stolen from Orion Way.

Detectives are now appealing for information about the two burglaries which they say they are potentially linked.

Anyone with information, CCTV or dash cam footage is asked to call Braintree CID on 101 quoting 42/44784/19 for Orion Way and 42/44782/19 for Mountbatten Road.

Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.