Witnesses sought to robbery – Earlswood

Money, a phone and a laptop were stolen during a burglary in Earlswood.

Officers are investigating after two men are reported to have forced entry to a property on Earlswood Common shortly after 6.30pm on Monday (30 November).

They are understood to have demanded money from the victim - a woman in her 50s – who handed over a quantity of cash. A laptop and a mobile phone were also removed from the property.

The woman was uninjured but left shaken by the incident.

One man is described as white, around 5ft 10in tall, wearing a dark hoody and a black face mask while the second man was thought to be around 5ft 9in tall, of medium build and wearing dark zip up clothing and a black face mask.

It is not known in what direction they left the area.

Enquiries are currently ongoing but officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident, who has dashcam or CCTV footage, or who saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting incident number 307 of 30 November.

Issued: Laura Maltby, Corporate Communications