THIEVES are breaking into cars for just spare change, police have warned.

A series of raids on vehicles have been reported across the past week.

There are particular problems in Sandford, Wareham, with reports of thefts from cars parked in Filleul Road, Gore Hill and Woodlands Drive.

An officer from Purbeck police said: "Please ensure that you remove all valuables, bags, satnavs and anything else from cars and vans and make sure they are locked when unattended.

"Unfortunately this is a message we have to repeat every so often."