Tourists robbed at Avebury six hours after arriving in Britain

Police are appealing for witnesses after important documents were stolen from a car parked in Avebury.

Between about 7.30pm and 9.30pm on July 2, the front passenger window of a grey Citroen Picasso hire car parked in the car park for Avebury stone circle, was smashed.

Numerous items, including passports, a new white iPhone 5s, a number of UK travel books and a small rucksack containing clothes, were stolen.

All the items belong to an American family who had been in the country for just six hours when the incident took place.

Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw any suspicious activity is asked call Wiltshire Police police on 101. Alternatively, they can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be left anonymously if preferred.