POLICE want to speak to this man about the theft of meat and coffee worth more than £50 from a Laindon store.

A man went into the Co-operative Food Store in the Laindon Centre at around 12.40pm on Monday, September 15, put steak and coffee into a carrier bag and left without making an attempt to pay for them.

He is described as wearing a grey hooded top, jeans and had a bushy beard.

Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact Pc Laura Kyle at the Basildon Retail Crime Unit on Essex Police 101 or they can leave information anonymously via independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555