Lichfield residents warned to be on their guard after reports of suspicious man going door-to-door

People in Lichfield are being urged to be on their guard after reports of a suspicious caller going door to door.

Police say the man has claimed he was a workman who needed to check sockets in houses in order to install a new fuse board.

PCSO Deryn Small, from Staffordshire Police, said:

“This male had no ID on him, no work tool box to carry out any form of work, was wearing a black top, black utility trousers and a black face mask.

“Unless you have got a tradesman booked in for any work to be done on your home please do not accept cold callers such as this, especially ones that are not displaying a form of ID – it may be a way of them gaining access to your home for the wrong reasons.”

PCSO Deryn Small, Staffordshire Police