Detectives have released images of a woman they would like to speak to following a distraction burglary.
On the morning of September 18, a woman in her mid 30s knocked on a number of doors in Theydon Gardens, Rainham.
Police have said the victim, a man in his 90s, let a woman into his house and after a short while, she left taking some of his personal property.
CCTV at a nearby care home captured a woman in the area.
She is described as a thin, white woman, with long black hair and a thin face, wearing a pink/purple coat and blue jeans.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police via 101 quoting image 201664 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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