The police are warning people not to leave valuables in their vehicles after six cars were targeted by thieves over the weekend.

A sat nav, sunglasses, an MP3 player and a charger worth £270 were stolen from an Audi A3 parked in Church Hill, Temple Ewell, in the early hours of Saturday.

A sat nav worth £100 was taken from the glove box of a Ford Fiesta parked in Lower Road in Temple Ewell between 3pm on the Friday and 5.30pm the next day.

Two pairs of sunglasses worth £45 were stolen from a Fiat Punto parked in Woods Place, Dover, between midnight on Friday and 5.48am the following day.

Two Hyundai cars parked in the driveway of a house in Templar Road, Temple Ewell, were searched in the early hours of Saturday.

Loose change and a key were stolen from one of them.

Two cars, a Land Rover Freelander and a Nissan Qashqai, which were parked in another driveway in Templar Road, Temple Ewell, were also searched in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A torch worth £10 was stolen from the Nissan.

Insp Guy Thompson of the Dover Community Safety Unit said: “Unfortunately a number of these offences could have been avoided if people had made sure their vehicles were secure.

'Unfortunately a number of these offences could have been avoided if people had made sure their vehicles were secure.' - Insp Guy Thompson

“We are also urging people not to leave valuables in their cars.

“They may think it’s enough to hide items in glove compartments, but it takes literally seconds for a thief to search a car.”

Insp Thompson said officers were linking the Temple Ewell thefts.

He asked anyone with information about the incidents or who saw anyone acting suspiciously around parked cars on Saturday night to phone Kent Police on 01843 222289.

People can also call Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting reference ZY/36961/15.

He said: “Our advice is to always lock the doors and close the windows and sunroof of your car whenever you leave it – even if it’s only for a few minutes – and never leave valuables in it.

“Valuables such as sat navs can also be listed on www.immobilise.com, a free service that helps us return stolen items to you if we find or seize them.”