A burglar threw a chair at a witness who caught him and two accomplices stealing from a residential home.

The three burglars, all aged 15 to 17, got away with a CD player and a bottle of red wine worth more than £100.

They got in to Longman's Residential Home in Rampart Street, Southend, but made a swift exit when a member of staff spotted them. They threw a chair at her, which missed.

They were all white and two of them wore hats, while the other one wore a black anorak.

Published Tuesday, February 25, 2003

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