A BURGLAR has tried to climb through the ground floor window of a house in Witham.

They tried to climb through the living room window in Howbridge Road whilst the homeowner was sleeping.

They were spooked by her dogs and left without taking anything from inside.

Burglars have on two separate occasions taken her windscreen wipers from her black Vauxhall Corsa.

The break-in happened between August 15 and 10.24pm on August 19.

Anyone with information should contact Braintree Police on 101.