Thieves raided two homes in a Perthshire village while the owners slept inside.
The break-ins at Scone were the latest in a spate of incidents which have been reported across Perth and Kinross involving intruders entering occupied properties.
The neighbouring addresses on David Douglas Avenue in Scone were targeted on Tuesday June 25 between midnight and 5am.
The thieves got in through ground floor windows in both properties. One was forced open and the other had a glass pane removed.
Nothing was stolen from one of the homes but a wallet and its contents, along with two mobile phones, was taken from the other.
The incidents mean six properties have been raided in less than a fortnight while the owners were asleep on the premises.
Intruders broke into three homes in the Craigie area of Perth between June 14 and June 19.
One victim said she had been left traumatised by the incident in which the thieves made off with three computers, two iPads, an iPhone, Apple Watch and wallet.
The woman said: “We were both sleeping and didn’t hear a thing. I got up at about 4am to go to the bathroom and I think putting the light on spooked them.
“It really knocks your confidence. I’m so scared when I wake up now, I creep into the kitchen in the morning in case someone’s there.
“It will be a while before I can get over it.”
On June 24, thieves made off with more than £10,000 worth of items after breaking into a home in Kinross while the owners slept upstairs.
A spokesman for Tayside Police said the break-ins were “not being officially linked”.
Chief Inspector Ian Scott, local commander for Perth and Kinross, warned homeowners to take extra precautions.
Mr Scott said: “It is unusual in Perth and Kinross for perpetrators to enter houses when the occupants are within.
“We would always advise home owners to ensure their properties are secure and in hot weather, if leaving a window open, try to make it an upper floor window and ensure it is in the open but locked position.”
Anyone with information on the Scone incidents should call 101 or speak to any police officer.
Information can be given anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
