Appeal after mobile phones stolen in residential burglary

Police are appealing for information after two mobile phones and a small quantity of cash were stolen from a property.

Officers were called to an address off New Inn Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, just after 5.20am on Tuesday (30 August).

The victim, a man in his 80s, reported being threatened and knocked to the floor by a man.

The victim was not injured but left shaken following the incident.

The offender is described as a Asian man, 5ft 7ins in height, in his mid-to-late-20s, and was seen wearing a dark-coloured jacket.

Two mobiles phones and cash were reported as stolen.

Inquiries are ongoing,

If you were in the area at the time of the incident and have any CCTV footage that could help the police with their inquiries, contact us on Facebook, Twitter, or call 101, quoting incident number 098 of 30 August.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.