CROOKS smashed through a rear patio door to steal a pot of loose change from a Clacton home.

The house in Deal Close was raided between 2pm on Sunday March 31 and 2.45pm on Tuesday April 2.

Burglars grabbed a brown china pot which was ten inches tall and filled with loose change.

Anyone with information should contact Det Con Louise Nellist at Clacton police station on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.