POLICE hunting a suspected jewellery thief after a break-in at a house near Ripon have released this image of the man they want to trace.

Stuart Mawer, 36, of Wetherby Road, Harrogate, is wanted for questioning about the burglary at Bishop Monkton last November, when about £4,000 of jewellery was stolen. Officers have appealed for him to hand himself in.

Mawer is white with short dark hair. Anybody with information should phone North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option one and speak to the force control room, or phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.