BURGLARs used the cat flap to break into two properties in Linton Lane, Bromyard.

They reached through the cat-flap to grab the front door keys. A safe was emptied of travellers' cheques and money.

A third home was also broken into and eight cars were damaged across the town overnight on February 13. A laptop computer and a Chrysler car also stolen. The car was recovered in Ludlow three days later.

Detectives believe the incidents may also be linked to the theft of furniture and garden tools in Whitbourne on the same evening. Anyone with