POLICE are appealing for information following a break-in at a house in Sutton-in-Craven on Tuesday.
A woman was asleep in bed in the early hours when she was woken by two masked men searching her bedroom.
The men demanded the woman’s car keys, believing her car was a BMW parked outside of the property.
When the woman handed over the car keys to another vehicle, both men left the property, leaving the keys and her car.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said officers had received the call at 4.10am on Tuesday.
“This is a disturbing incident which has left the homeowner understandably shaken and upset.
“We are appealing for anyone who lives in the Sutton area, who noticed anything unusual or anyone acting suspiciously in the area of North Row to contact us. You may have vital information which would assist our investigation. We’d particularly like to hear from anyone in the vicinity who has CCTV footage and believes they may have recorded these men leaving the area."
Anyone with any information is asked to call the force control room on the non emergency 101 number, quoting reference number 12180150783, or anonymously on Crimestoppers, 0800 555 111.
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