WELL-dressed burglars disturbed in a house in Brandon claimed they were searching for a cat before they fled in a car.

Laurence Cawley

WELL-dressed burglars disturbed in a house in Brandon claimed they were searching for a cat before they fled in a car.

Police were called in after jewellery was discovered missing from a house in Hillside.

At about 1pm yesterday two men were disturbed inside the house. When challenged they claimed they were looking for a cat.

A police spokeswoman said both men were in their 20s, one was around 5ft 7'in tall and the other 5ft10in tall. Both men were said to be smartly dressed and they left in a black car.

Anybody with information should contact Dc Simon Bendall at Mildenhall CID on 01284 774100 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.