POLICE are appealing for public help after a spate of thefts across Darlington.

Thieves stole a 4X4 Vauxhall Frontera from outside a house in Cleveland Avenue between 6pm and 8.30pm on Tuesday.

A JVC camcorder was taken from a car that had been parked in Falmouth Drive between 11pm on Monday and 8am on Tuesday.

Opportunist raiders also made off with a lawn mower and two sets of golf clubs, worth a total of more than £1,000, from a shed in Elmcroft, between 1pm and 5.15pm on Tuesday.

Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to contact Darlington police on (01325) 467681.