POLICE are appealing for information to help trace thieves who broke into the bungalow of a disabled couple in Cheltenham while they slept.

The burglary happened in Bowen Close last Thursday night, September 11 after the couple had gone to bed.

On waking the following morning, the husband went to the living room and found several items missing, including an Apple Macbook Pro laptop, an iPad Air tablet computer, a red rucksack and keys.

Outside, he saw that their car, which had contained his wife's wheelchair, was missing from the front drive.

The vehicle, a blue 08-registered Vauxhall Agila was found a few hours later, abandoned and badly damaged in Malden Road.

The wheelchair and 'blue badges' were returned to the victims before the car was taken away for forensic examination.

The husband subsequently found that his Garmin 620 running watch had also been taken.

The thieves are believed to have entered the bungalow through a kitchen window. Officers carried out house-to-house enquiries, but were unable to locate any witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 46 of 12/9/14.