MOTORISTS have been warned thieves are on the look out for car stereos.

Police in Wallsend are reminding car owners that although nights are getting lighter it takes only a few seconds for a thief to steal a stereo.

While car crime is falling in the Northumbria Police area there has been a spate of thieves targeting in-car CD players in Wallsend.

The players can be worth several hundreds of pounds.

Crime prevention officer PC Bill Hindmarsh said: "We are keen to nip the problem in the bud.