Man pretended to be from electricity company to gain access to Northampton home

The incident happened on Wednesday October 15, between 5pm and 7pm, in Birchfield Road East.

Police say a man pretended to be a representative of an electricity company and entered a property in the area. Nothing appears to have been stolen, according to police.

A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said: “The suspect is described as a white man aged 47-53, with dark grey hair and wearing a black coat and trousers. He was holding a black clipboard and a tablet device.”

Witnesses or anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101, quoting incident number: 25000606848.