A resourceful would-be vehicle thief tried to take a set of car keys through a Romford man’s letterbox – using a car aerial.

At about 12.20am on September 25, the 28-year-old victim, of North Street, heard a noise and dashed downstairs to his hallway in time to see the suspect run off – leaving the aerial behind on the floor.

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