Police end hunt after missing kittens found in bedroom
Police have ended their hunt for three newborn kittens believed to have been stolen from a house in Essex - after they were found hiding in a bedroom.
Essex Police launched a search for the cat burglars after the kittens were reported missing from a family home in The Chase, Barnston, this morning.
Detectives originally said it appeared only the kittens had been taken in the burglary and that it was "vital" they were reunited with their mother.
A police spokesman said in a new statement, "Members of the family discovered the three kittens behind a bedroom unit".