A MAN wanted in connection with a string of burglaries in the Colchester area has failed to attend court.

Essex Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding 18-year-old Lee Lawther who failed to attend court for a burglary offence and who is also wanted for questioning in connection with burglaries in the Colchester area.

Lawther, of Colchester, is described as 5ft 10ins tall, medium build with short brown hair, blue eyes and an East Anglian accent.

He is known to frequent the Colchester and Ipswich areas.

Anyone with any information about his current whereabouts is asked to contact Dc Claire Jennings at Colchester police station on 0300 333 4444 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.