Scrap metal thieves have targeted the home of a woman who was out on the school run. 

Two men were captured on CCTV stealing "expensive" plumbing equipment and scrap metal from the driveway of a home in Church Road in West Dereham at 8.45am today.

The property owner, who did not want to be named, said: "After making myself clear that the equipment and scrap wasn't for sale, the men came back when I went on the school run.

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Eastern Daily Press: The two men returned when the homeowner was outThe two men returned when the homeowner was out (Image: Supplied)

Eastern Daily Press: They were driving a green van and one was wearing a high-visibility jacketThey were driving a green van and one was wearing a high-visibility jacket (Image: Supplied)

"You can see them on the camera running into the garden after I had left. We just want our stuff back."

She added that men were driving a green van and one was wearing a high-visibility jacket. 

Officers from Norfolk Constabulary will be taking a statement from the homeowner in the coming days.