Police on Arran have issued a be on your guard warning in the run up to Christmas.
It follows an incident in Brodick last Sunday in which a prowler was reported in a walled garden between 2am and 3am.
Despite a police investigation, no one was apprehended. However, a spokesman said this week: ‘It just shows that people should be careful about security, particularly at this time of year when they may have a lot of valuable presents in their homes.’