POLICE have released an e-fit of a man they want to trace after a burglar dressed as a police officer attempted to rob a woman. 

A man called at the address of a woman aged in her 50s in Goldings Crescent at about 1.30am on July 31.

He was dressed in a uniform which was similar in style to a police uniform.

One he entered the home, he grabbed the occupant's pendant which was around her neck.

After a struggle, the man left empty-handed.

Anyone who recognises the man depicted in the efit is asked to contact PC Hazel Rippingale at Basildon CID or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.