Police appeal after two Inverness shops on Telford Road and Friars Bridge broken into over the weekend

Police are appealing for information after reports of two housebreaks into Inverness shops in the early morning of Saturday and Sunday.

Around 3.40am on Saturday (September 21) a man was seen cycling onto Friars Street from Telford Street, before forcing entry to a shop, eventually cycling towards Friars Bridge.

A police spokesperson said: “He is described as a white male of slim build. He was wearing a grey long sleeve top, dark coloured gilet with the hood up, and dark coloured Adidas jogging bottoms. He also had a black cap, black trainers and black adidas backpack”

The second incident happened around 1am on Sunday, when a man was seen to force entry to a shop in the Telford Street area.

He is described as white, of average height and slim build. He was wearing all dark coloured clothing - a jacket with the hood up, jogging bottoms, trainers and a rucksack.

Police Scotland confirmed that enquiries are ongoing to establish whether the incidents are linked.

Anyone with information should contact 101, quoting incident CR/0354549/24 for Friars Street and CR/355787/24 for Telford Street.

Alternatively, information can be given anonymously through CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 11.