AN asylum seeker's house in Hindle Street, Darwen, was broken into and furniture including a freezer and television were stolen. The goods were worth £756.

And a gang of two women and two men robbed a 24-year-old asylum seeker of a quantity of US dollars in Anyon Street. One woman was very short, wore a black jacket and her black hair was tied back.

The burglary was overnight Thursday and the robbery around 9pm on Sunday. Anyone with information should ring Darwen CID on 353841.