POLICE are keen to trace this couple after a ring worth almost £6,000 was stolen from a Dorset jewellers.

The incident unfolded at Hamilton Jewellers, in Pound Lane, Christchurch, at around 5pm on Saturday, April 26.

Dorset Police said a man and woman “distracted staff” before stealing a ring valued at £5,750.

Police Community Support Investigator Mike Cannings said: “This ring was of significant financial value, and we have been carrying out enquiries to try and recover it.

“I am now in a position to issue an image of a man and a woman we would like to speak to as part of our investigation and would urge anyone with information regarding their identities to please contact us.”

Anyone with information about the theft, or who recognises the people pictured, should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or on 101, quoting incident number 55250058820. They can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org, or by calling 0800 555 111.

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Dorset Police are keen to trace these people after an incident in Christchurch. Picture: Dorset Police