Windows have been smashed and belongings stolen in a spate of damage and theft from vehicles in east Ipswich. 

The first incident happened in Lattice Avenue on Monday, November 4 at some time between 2.51am and 3am.

A man was seen trying to open the door of a car parked before he fled the area after being spotted. 

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Later that day, at some time between 3.30pm and 6.30pm, a stone was used to smash the window of a vehicle parked in Hogarth Road. 

The culprit was also spotted and fled the scene.

Police say around that same time, a man wearing black clothing then managed to gain entry to a van parked in Mildmay Road.

He smashed the window of the van and stole power tools.

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Finally, another person gained access to a car parked in Darwin Road.

The incident happened at sometime between 10.30pm on Monday and 7.30am on Tuesday as a purse was stolen from the footwell of the vehicle.

Police are appealing for information on the incidents and asking anyone who knows anything to contact them, quoting crime reference numbers 37/62849/24, 37/62972/24, 37/62916/24 and 37/62959/24.