A THIEF stole £65 in cash and the car keys to a Nissan Micra from the Star of Asia Takeaway in Accrington Road, Burnley.
He was invited to have a drink with the owner at 7-50 p.m. yesterday, which he did before making off with the items.
The registration of the gold car, worth £300, is L208 THF.

A STETHOSCOPE, syringes and glucose monitor were stolen when thieves broke into a Peugeot Partner vehicle parked in Coal Clough Lane.

THIEVES stole a children's Green Machine Go-Kart worth £90 from a shed in Bluebell Grove, Burnley, at 11-30 a.m. yesterday.
Police are hunting two boys aged nine or 10, who look alike and could be twins, and a 14-year-old boy.
The younger boys were wearing black or navy blue jackets with a grey top underneath and blue track-suit bottoms.
They had their jacket hoods up and were wearing baseball caps over the top.
The 14-year-old was wearing a dark jacket and had his hood up.

A BLACK purse containing £170 was stolen from the Rose and Thistle Pub in Yorkshire Street, Burnley.

THIEVES stole plastic cable worth £200 from the Holiday Inn Express in Pendle Way, Burnley.

AN industrial stihl saw worth £500 was stolen when thieves broke into the garage at an address in Bedfordshire Avenue, Burnley.