A MAN in Leigh returned home one night to see his home being burgled.

The man in his 40s left his home in Glendale Gardens at around 5.25pm on August 10 and when he returned between 9.15 and 9.30, a man was running out of the back of his house.

The thief carried out a messy search of the upstairs bed room and stole a men’s Armani rose gold watch, a vintage bracelet and a Paul Smith necklace.

The man is described as being mixed race, between 25 and 30-years-old, around 5ft 7ins tall, of medium build, with a fine moustache and wearing a two-tone shell suit jacket, blue jeans, and a burgundy baseball cap. 

Police are appealing for any information about the burglary.

Anyone who has any information, please contact Pc Christian Forbes at Southend CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.