POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at the Co-Op supermarket in Wrecclesham in the early hours of Tuesday.

Hooded thieves forced open the doors to the supermarket on the Grovebell Industrial Estate sometime between 3.45am and 4.15am, escaping with a quantity of cigarettes.

Officers confirmed the male suspects were seen "getting into a vehicle and driving off at speed down River Lane".

Anyone with information should contact Surrey Police on 101, quoting crime reference number 45150070897, or by using the online reporting system at my.surrey.police.uk/splonlinereportingweb.

Alternatively, call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.