Police are investigating after a burglar threatened a man with a knife, before making off with his computer game console, phone and cash.
The aggravated burglary was reported to Essex Police at around 9.30am on Monday, March 16.
They received a call to say that a man had forced his way into an address in Brooklands, Colchester.
The burglar threatened a man in his 20s with a knife and made off with a computer game console, games, a mobile phone, a bag, and a three-figure sum of cash.
The man is described as black, in his mid-20s, and wearing a dark grey hooded top and a black puffer-style jacket.
If you saw anything, have any CCTV or dash cam footage, or have any other information please call Essex Police on 101 quoting the crime reference number 42/41351/20 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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