An individual entered my garden and walked 50ft up my path and stole two heavy ceramic pots.

Why?

Those planters which were so thoughtlessly taken were given to me in a tribute to my husband, by his work colleagues.

I lost my husband tragically in January.

He was a special man who always thought the very best of everybody.

He was always the first to give anybody a chance.

While over the past few years, I have frequently fretted about local crime and the feeling that we live in a ghetto, he would always say that the “hoodie generation” are given a bad press and are really not as bad as they are painted.

Please prove him right.

I beg the person took those planters to treat them with respect and if you have a conscience please return them.

Lesley Reynolds
Kilworth Avenue
Southend