POLICE are appealing for help from the public after a car was stolen and then set alight just yards from the owner's home.

Officers say the Ford Focus was stolen from a home in Brook Road, Loughton, between 8.30pm on Friday July 16 and 2.30am on Saturday July 17.

The car found burnt out around 100 yards down the same road.

Anyone with any information should call PC Charlotte Mead at Loughton police station on 0300 333 4444 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.