POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after charity collection boxes were stolen in a “callous” burglary.

Sussex Police want to speak to the man pictured in the CCTV image in connection with a break-in at Royals Fish and Chips in Central Avenue, Bognor.

According to Sussex Police, at around 2.30am on Tuesday, August 23, two men gained entry to the premises by breaking a window.

Once inside, they stole four charity collection boxes before they fled the scene.

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One of the suspects is described as a white man wearing a dark coloured jacket and a dark baseball cap.

PC Connor Thomas-Perry, of the Bognor Regis neighbourhood response team, said: “This was a callous burglary whereby a substantial amount of money has been stolen from four respective charity boxes, collecting for a range of different causes including the Royal Air Force, Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Fisherman’s Federation and Macmillan Cancer Support.”

If anyone recognises the man pictured or has any information about the incident, people can report it online or call 101, quoting crime reference 47220157095.

People can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report it online.