POLICE are investigating three crimes in the same area of Andover which they believe are connected.

All three happened on Monday night in the Osborne Road and Alexandra Road area.

A generator and a go-ped worth a total of £300 were stolen after a house in Osborne Road was broken into.

An Astra car was damaged when a raider clambered onto its roof to remove another generator from a garage in Alexandra Road.

A generator worth £100 was also stolen from a van parked in Osborne Road.