A MAN found in a Somerset home said he was 'reading the meters', before cash was found to be missing.

Police are appealing for information after an incident at a property in Station Road, Milborne Port, at around 9.20am on Fridat, September 11.

The incident unfolded after the occupant of the property returned home to find a man in her house.

"The man convinced the victim he was from a housing company and had been instructed to access the address to read her meters," an Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said.

"After the man left the victim discovered a quantity of money had been stolen."

The man is described as white, approximately 6ft 2ins tall, aged in his late 30s to 40s with well-groomed facial hair.

He wore a grey sweatshirt, grey work trousers and a facemask which was black with a red outline. He also wore a grey beanie hat and carried a backpack.

PC Tony Warren said: “We’re keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the man described by the victim in the area on the morning of Friday, September 11.

“We suspect he will have had access to a vehicle as Milborne Port is quite a small, isolated village.

“We’d also like to remind people to challenge anyone they don’t recognise and ask for ID – if they are genuinely who they say they are then they will not object to providing identification. If unsure, always contact police.”

Anyone with information about the incident - or the identity of the intruder - should call 101, reference 5220206605.