Police are on the lookout for a young man after several burglary incidents were recorded in Co Down on Saturday.
A series of crimes were reported around the Old Windmill Road area of Crawfordsburn.
The PSNI said it had been informed of a total of five attempted robberies in the area, which they believe were committed by the same man.
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The man is reported to have entered three properties before being disturbed by residents, forcing him to flee on each occasion, Belfast Live reports.
On his fourth attempt, the man entered a home and stole the keys to a car parked outside.
He then attempted to drive the car away but was unable to do so.
Police received a fifth report on Sunday morning after a car parked in the Old Windmill Road area was broken into and several items were stolen.
Detective Sergeant Shivers said: "This is a very disturbing series of incidents for the residents affected and they have, understandably, been left badly shaken as a result.
"A description of the male involved is that he was aged in his late teens, had short ginger hair and was wearing a dark coloured hooded top and light grey trousers.
"I am appealing to anyone who was in the area and noticed any suspicious activity on Saturday evening or anyone who may have captured dash-cam footage from the area which could assist us with our enquiries to call detectives in Bangor on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1587 26/03/22, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ ."
You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online here.
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