POLICE are trying to trace stolen jewellery of sentimental value and a car following a burglary in Middlesbrough.

The raid took place at an address on Newlands Road over the weekend of Friday, April 15 to Sunday 17 when items including a large quantity of jewellery, a Dyson Hoover, computers and a gold coloured Mercedes Benz, with a 60 plate registration, were stolen.

The jewellery is of sentimental value to its owners, some of which had been gifted to them and other pieces which had been in the family for some time.

Anyone who may have information regarding the whereabouts of the jewellery or the vehicle or anyone with information regarding the burglary is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Louise Sproson from Middlesbrough Volume Crime Team on the non-emergency number 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org