POLICE have released CCTV images of a man and a woman wanted in connection with the theft of a laptop.

The pair were caught on camera entering Staples, in Davigdor Road, Hove at about 5.30pm on September 3.

Footage shows the man cut a security wire holding the device to the display, before momentarily moving away.

He then returns and removes the laptop – an Acer model worth £279 – and places it in a dark coloured bag carried by the woman.

The pair, accompanied by two young children, then swiftly leave the store.

The man is white, about 5ft 9in, of muscular build, with black hair and facial hair.

He was wearing a dark coat and black jeans.

The woman is as white, about 5ft 7in, of slim build and with dark blonde shoulder length hair.

She was wearing sunglasses on her head, a light brown coat over a white top and light coloured jeans.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101, quoting serial 433 of September 4.

Alternatively, you can call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.