Exmouth police are warning people to lock their homes of face being burgled.
The message comes after two walk-in burglaries were committed in the early hours of Monday morning.
Two homes in the Colony were targeted and property stolen when the culprit gained entry to the properties through unlocked doors.
The police are keen to speak to a man wearing a white hooded top who was seen trying the handle of a kitchen door belonging to a home in Rosebery Road at around the time the burglaries were reported.
The police said one home in Halsdon Road was burgled twice, when the culprit stole a bicycle from a front porch before returning to take a scooter.
A second home in the Halsdon Road was burgled while the occupants were asleep upstairs.
Personal items, valuables and electrical equipment was among the stolen haul.
If you have any information about these crimes, contact police community support officer Colin Balch on 101, quoting crime references: KE/11/2503 and KE/11/2581.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here