A BURGLAR managed to force open five locked doors inside an Oxford home to steal gadgets, jewellery and personal documents.

A home in Walton Well Road was among three Jericho properties raided between Monday and Tuesday, police said.

Officers have not yet worked out how the burglar got through the front door, but said once inside the thief ransacked five locked rooms and stole cash, electrical items, documents and jewellery.

It happened between 10am and 5.30pm on Tuesday.

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On the same day, between 8am and 7pm, a burglar tried and failed to break into a house in Plantation Road, damaging the door in the process.

On Monday a property in Adelaide Street was broken into between 7.30am and 5.30pm, but nothing was stolen.

Anyone with information can call Thames Valley Police via 101.