Appeal to Shedfield residents following distraction burglary

We are appealing for information following a distraction burglary in Shedfield on New Year’s Eve.

 

At approximately 11am on Saturday 31 December, a man knocked on the door of an address on Church Road and offered the occupant, a man in his 90s, gardening work.

 

While the victim was distracted, the man stole a tin from a table, which contained between £60 and £70 in cash and valuable coins worth approximately £250. He then left.

 

The man involved is described as:

 

• Aged between 30 and 40-years-old
• 5ft 10ins tall
• White
• Of medium/stocky build
• Mousey brown, short, mottled hair
• Wearing grey joggers, a skin-tight orange t-shirt and a pale coloured zipped jacket.
  
  

Since this incident was reported to us we have been carrying out enquiries in order to determine the circumstances and identify the man involved, including CCTV scoping and speaking to local residents in the area.

 

As part of our investigation, we would like to hear from anyone in the Shedfield area, who we have not already spoken to, who was also visited by a man offering gardening services on New Year’s Eve or the days over the Christmas and New Year period.

 

Anyone with information should call 101 quoting reference 44220523036.

 

Alternatively, go online and submit information via https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/