Can you help trace this man?

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they wish to speak to in connection with a handbag theft from the Lower Academy, Timberlog Close, Basildon.

At 5pm on Monday, February 21, a suspect removed a handbag from the school after asking the victim for a form. The handbag, containing £50 cash, cards and a mobile phone, was worth an estimated total £100.

The suspect is described as an Asian man, wearing white jogging bottoms and spoke very good English.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Pc James Fowler at Pitsea police station on 0300 333 4444 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.