A teenage burglar was unsuccessful in his bid to break into a Harold Hill home and fled empty handed.

He did however, cause £300 of damage to the house on Melksham Drive, where he was seen by a neighbour pulling violently at a door on Saturday at 7.40pm.

The neighbour said that when he could not get the door open he fled over a fence and along the A12.

Havering Police are now appealing for witnesses who may have seen him. He is described as white, 15-years-old, of proportionate build, with dark brown cropped hair and wearing dark clothing.

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