Detectives have recovered 66 items believed to have been stolen from homes in the West End of the Island.

The goods - mainly electronic and jewellery items - were found during raids by the Somerset Criminal Investigation Unit on two Sandys Parish residences at the weekend.

A Police spokesman said: "These items are believed to have been stolen from homes in the Sandy's parish area recently and we would like to be able to return them to their rightful owners. Police are appealing for anyone who may be missing items similar to those listed below to contact the Somerset Criminal Investigation Unit on 234-1010, so that a time can be arranged to view them.

"Individuals attempting to claim any of these items should be prepared to verify serial numbers and/or identifiable markings on the property."

The items are: two white X-Box 360s; four white X-Box 360 controllers; a white/black X-Box steering wheel; X-Box games - PGR4, Smackdown vs. Raw 2007, Halo 3, Stronghold, FIFA '06; a NAS DVD (empty cover); silver iPod with headphones; two black and silver iPods; larger black and silver iPod with case; silver PalmOne Palm Pilot; black PalmOne black keyboard; Palm One Charger; Toshiba DVD Player; Symphonic DVD Player; Pioneer DVD Player in jWin DVD box; Sony DVD Player; Insignia portable DVD Player; Gateway laptop; Toshiba laptop; Karaoke singing machine; Boston speaker; Harman speakers; silver and black Nokia cell phone; black Motorola Sliver cell phone; black Motorola RAZR cell phone; Turquoise Motorola Pebble cell phone in black leather case; silver Samsung cell phone; black, orange and silver Sony Ericsson cell phone; black Walkie Talkie; black leather cell phone case; Motorola cell phone headphones; small green pouch; gold chain with ANDREW pendant; gold earring with small diamonds; gold cross pendant; four gold hoop earrings; gold ring with five hearts; gold nugget man's ring; gold chain link ring; gold zodiac sign pendant; black and blue 'Targus' knapsack; brown handbag; small black 'Eagle Express' suitcase; child's blue and red knapsack with soldering tool; hard black case; black Casio G Shock wrist watch; Gold Advantage MasterCard (Butterfield Bank) in name of Wiltshire M. George; red box of dominoes; grey pair of jWin speakers; black Toshiba DVD Player; black Motorola cell phone with charger; black Kyocera charger; black Sony charger; gold chain with round Ram pendant; book of bus transfer tickets; black handbag with gold latch; tan handbag; turquoise Makita Drill case with initials D.T.S.S.M.S.

The Community Safety Unit advises the following to avoid having your home broken into:

• Do not leave outgoing messages on your answering machine stating that you are not home. Instead, say that you are unable to come to the phone;

• At night draw the curtains or close the blinds so people cannot see inside, and if you go out, leave a radio or television on;

• Join a Neighbourhood Watch Group;

• Do not leave spare keys outside in a 'hiding place';

• Do not leave notes pinned to the door or other signs that you are away;

• Keep doors and windows locked - even when you are in, with secondary locks on windows to allow for ventilation but at no more than five inches wide.

Residents who believe the above list of recovered goods contains their property should contact the Police on 234 1010.

Police are warning motorists to slow down after another spate of accidents resulting in injury.

Between April 14-21, there were 11 crashes in which people were hurt, while another 26 vehicles were damaged in separate collisions and three arrests on suspicion of impaired driving.

A Police spokesman said: "We continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the Island's roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those travelling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane."

Motorists are also being encouraged to secure their vehicles. Last week, the Police reported 19 thefts - the majority of which were motorcycles.