A HOME-owner returned home to discover two burglars, one of whom locked himself in an upstairs bedroom.

Laurence Cawley

A HOME-owner returned home to discover two burglars, one of whom locked himself in an upstairs bedroom.

Police were called to Bury Road in Newmarket between 10.45am and 12.20pm last Thursday.

A spokeswoman for the police today told how the victim disturbed the burglars and found his home ransacked.

It quickly emerged that one of the burglars had locked himself upstairs in a bedroom.

The victim then challenged the second burglar, who pushed him away and ran downstairs and out of the house through the back door.

While the second burglar fled on foot out into Bury Road, the first burglar escaped through a bedroom window. The owner discovered cash had been stolen.

One burglar was black, about 50 years old, 5ft 7in tall, of stocky build with short greying hair and was wearing a light grey smart jacket, dark trousers and blue gloves. There is no description of the other burglar, who had sealed himself off in a bedroom.

Anybody with information should call DC Mark Robinson at Mildenhall CID on 01284 774100 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.