Police are warning residents to report any suspicious activity in Whitstable and Herne Bay after a series of break-ins over the weekend.

Officers are investigating burglaries at a number of shops and businesses in the two towns, which are all believed to have been committed overnight.

Sergeant Nick Barton said: "In several of the burglaries rear doors were forced and at two premises intruders removed bricks from rear walls in an unsuccessful attempt to break in.

"Investigations into these burglaries are ongoing and officers are following up a number of lines of enquiry and are stepping up patrols in the area.

"In the meantime if you see any suspicious activity in the two towns please report it immediately."

The offences include two burglaries at shops in Whitstable High Street and two in Tankerton Road over the weekend.

A pub in the High Street was also targeted between 5.30pm and 6.20pm on Monday, with cash and a bracelet stolen.

A restaurant in King’s Road, Herne Bay, was also targeted on the same day as an intruder was challenged inside the building by the occupant and made off empty-handed.

The offender is described as a white man, about 5ft 7in tall and of a medium build.

Residents are asked to report any suspicious activity by phoning 101 or 999 in an emergency or if a crime is in progress.