THIEVES have broken into a vehicle parked in a driveway near Norton and made off with a customised bicycle valued at £3,000.

The theft occurred in Mandalay Drive, Brockhill Village, between 9.30pm on Wednesday April 20 and 7am on Thursday April 21.

The specialised S-Works road bike is distinctive. It is red and black in colour with a 54cm carbon frame. It is scratched around the top of the handlebars and there is a leftover sticker on the seat post. It has a full ultegra groupset gear and brake system and Keo-look classic pedals. There is also a red and black bottle holder.

Anyone witnessing the break-in or has any information is asked to ring 101 with incident number 71s of April 21.