Four hooded men tried to break into a home in Sarratt on Monday.
Hertfordshire Constabulary said four people tried to get into the back of a property in Church Lane on Monday afternoon.
They were then disturbed and ran off towards North Hill in an old style black VW Polo which was in convoy with a white transit van.
Four of the offenders are believed to be aged between 18 and 19 years old, around 6ft ins tall and wearing hooded tops.
The fifth man was described as aged in his mid-30s, approximately 5ft 10ins tall and had “straw” coloured hair.
DC Paul Burton from the Local Crime Unit is investigating and said: “I would like to appeal to anyone who may have seen a group of men acting suspiciously in the Sarratt area around the time the incident took place.
“I’d also like to hear from anyone who may have seen a white transit in convoy with an old style dark coloured VW Polo driving at speed.”
Anyone with any information in relation to this incident is asked to contact DC Burton via Hertfordshire Constabulary’s non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference C2/15/2383.
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