Officers are appealing for information to help identify a man following the robbery of a mobile phone and suspicious activity. Police said that a woman had agreed to sell an iPhone to a man to help raise funds to put towards the costs of her late daughter's funeral.
The victim arranged for the man to attend her home to collect the phone when the incident took place. The man reportedly entered the victim's property to check the phone was in working order before grabbing it from her hand and running away without paying.
Police said they had also received reports of a man matching the same description trying to enter multiple properties in Lydney, Gloucestershire, at the beginning of this month after claiming to be a housing surveyor. Nothing is believed to have been stolen.
Officers said they had "conducted a number of enquiries to identify a man" and are now appealing for information from the public. The woman selling the phone was targeted in the Rowanfield area of Cheltenham.
Anyone who recognises the man or has any information about the incidents is asked to complete an online form quoting incident 259 of February 22. Alternatively, information can be submitted by calling 101 or anonymously by calling the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visiting https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information
