A property was broken into by masked men who stole the owner's car before crashing it.
The incident happened at around 2.30am at an address on Toddington Drive, Norton, Stockton, and police are appealing for footage of the incident.
The owner of the property woke to find two males wearing face coverings in his address before they made off with his car.
A silver Mercedes Compressor was found a short time later, having crashed on Station Road in Norton, near the junction with Junction Road.
A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: “Officers would appeal to anyone who may have footage in the area of Toddington Drive around 2:30am or anyone who may have footage of the males making off from the Mercedes a short time after on Station Road.
“Anyone who may have footage can upload directly here: https://orlo.uk/EYSnj
“Anyone with information can contact Stockton CID on 101, quoting incident number 013416 or contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously online at https://orlo.uk/ASt1G or by calling 0800 555 111.”
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