Redhill house burglar steals bacon from fridge Published duration 8 September 2010

image caption Police have issued a CCTV image of the bacon theft suspect

A man who broke into a house and stole bacon from the fridge before leaving a rasher on a door handle is being sought by police.

Surrey Police said the thief, who also took a telephone, broke into a house in Redhill early on Saturday while the occupants were asleep upstairs.

Det Con Julian Knowles said the victims were "at a loss" to understand why someone would take a packet of bacon.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace after the theft.

'Potentially peckish'

Det Con Knowles said: "This is a very peculiar burglary as the suspect placed a rasher of bacon over a door handle before leaving the property.

"The victims are at a loss to understand why someone would break in to their house and steal a packet of bacon and we are equally stumped as to who this potentially peckish suspect is."

Appealing for information, he said the break-in happened between 0250 BST and 0340 BST.

There was no damage to the house and the stolen telephone was later recovered.