Householders came home to see burglars who had smashed a door inside their house and stolen jewellery making their escape.
Householders returned to their home in Bury Lane, Epping, at around 5.50pm on Friday to find a white Mitsubishi SUV parked across their drive.
They saw up to three men wearing face coverings leave their home.
The suspects spotted the victims in their car before driving off towards Epping High Road.
When the householders went inside, they found the thieves had smashed a door before ransacking the home and stealing jewellery, handbags and watches.
Anyone who has information, CCTV and dash cam footage should call Loughton CID on 101 quoting crime reference 42/13110/20 or contact Crimetoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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