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Watch: Burglar caught in the act on CCTV during Shropshire theft appears on Crimewatch

Police are following up new leads after a burglary in the county appeared on BBC One's Crimewatch.

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The burglary was on CCTV stealing jewellery from inside a house in Cleobury Mortimer.

Crimewatch aired video footage of the burglary this week and now detectives are trawling through new information.

The crime took place between 3.17pm and 3.29pm on May 4 at a house on the A4117.

In the CCTV footage, the thief, with a shaven head, grey hoodie and black trousers, can be clearly seen wandering in and out of a large kitchen and running through a lounge room at the home.

He leaves – but not for long, because minutes later he drives back towards the house and runs back inside.

He returns to the kitchen, this time with another haul in a pillow case.

Police said the man stole a large white jewellery box from the property, containing a Pandora bracelet with 14ct two-tone gold charm, a Cubic Zirconia purple stone charm in silver, a silver birthday cake charm, a silver Eiffel Tower charm, a silver Statue of Liberty charm, a silver tennis racket charm, two silver clips and a silver Big Ben charm.

The jewellery box also contained a small gold watch with a square pattern on the bracelet, silver earrings with a diamond and red flower design, a large sovereign gold ring, a thick gold chain necklace, a solitaire diamond ring with a gold shank and a variety of costume jewellery.

Crimewatch reported that the man stole items and caused damage worth £16,000.

Detective Constable Charlie Townend, who has been investigating the offence, said: "We are continuing to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or any suspicious behaviour to come forward, and are hoping that the Crimewatch appearance may help jog people's memories.

"The burglary left the victim understandably shaken and we remain eager to identify those responsible.

"If you have any information that may assist with the investigation, please call 101 quoting incident number 515S of 4 May 2016."

Alternatively, information can be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers, by calling via 0800 555 111 or via their website.

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