POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary on Barley Mow Lane, Catshill.

It happened around 7.40pm on Tuesday, March 8 where someone forced a back door to gain entry to a house.

The occupant heard a noise and saw the crook in the property with a flashlight.

The man left via the back garden without taking any belongings after being confronted.

The unknown man has been described by police as a white male in his 20s, chubby build, approx 5ft 6ins tall, wearing a woolly hat and having rosy cheeks.

Anyone who thinks they might know this man is being urged to call 101.