A further five incidents where items have been taken from cars in Ipswich have been reported. 

In the latest spate, windows have been smashed and cards stolen across the weekend.

Suffolk police have reported in Byron Road entry was gained to a car at sometime between 7pm on Friday, November 22, and 1.50pm Saturday, November 23.

A backpack containing bank cards was stolen.

In Holden Close, a rear window was broken and a purse and contents of a car stolen sometime between 10am on Friday, November 22, and 7am Saturday, November 23.

On Sunday, November 24, a car was broken into in Burdock Crescent sometime after 4.40am.

During this incident some of the stolen items from the vehicle were discarded and recovered nearby. 

Also in the early hours of Sunday morning, thieves struck in Periwinkle Close.

A pair of keys were taken from a car shortly after 4am. 

A final incident was reported on St Helen's Street, when a car was entered sometime before midnight on Sunday, November 24, and 4.30am Monday November 25. 

A wallet including cash and bank cards was stolen from the vehicle. 

Police are appealing for information on the incidents and asking anyone who knows anything to contact them quoting crime reference numbers 37/66703/24, 37/66696/24, 37/66714/24, 37/66902/24, 37/66968/24. 

Vehicle owners are being reminded to lock doors and remove valuables as this is the second appeal of the month for a spate of damage and thefts from cars in Ipswich.