POLICE have made a fresh appeal after crooks broke into a van and stole tools worth thousands of pounds.

The tools were grabbed from the van, which was parked outside a builder’s home in Field Walk, Walton, at about 4am on April 15.

Details were published in the Gazette last month, and now investigating officers have released a CCTV image.

They want help identifying the suspect in the picture.

Anyone with information should contact PC Paul Kilgannon at Harwich police station on 101, or anonymously through charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.