Police want to identify this man in connection with the alleged theft of some skincare and make up from Boots in Tiptree.

It is thought he went into the store in The Centre sometime between 11am and 1pm on Friday, June 27, took the items worth £200 from the display and left without making an attempt to pay for them. He is described as white, aged in his 40s and wears dark rimmed glasses.

It is also thought that he may have carried out a similar offence at the Boots store in Torquay Road, Chelmsford, on Thursday, July 10.

It is alleged he went into that store at around 11.30am, selected cosmetics and skincare worth around £200 and left without making an attempt to pay for them.

Anybody with any information about the man in the photo is asked to contact Pc Rob Bentley at Chelmsford Neighbourhood Crime Team on Essex Police 101. People can also leave details anonymously by calling independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.