Police are appealing for information to find a Braintree man, who is wanted in connection with theft.

Officers would like to talk to Ben Chapman regarding a theft from a shop in Station Road, Felsted, at around 2.10pm on Sunday, April 23.

A man walked into Linsells, in the Essex village – which is located near Dunmow, Braintree and Chelmsford – and selected three bottles of champagne off the shelves.

The man then put them into a bag and walked out of the village store without paying.

Chapman, 28, who has links to Witham, is around 6ft, has a tattoo on his left forearm of a blue cross with numbers on it.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pc Rosie Smith at Chelmsford police station on 101.

Alternatively, members of the public can contact independent crime fighting charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or click here to visit their website.