A man stole £68 worth of alcohol and gambling goods in New Milton, police say.

The shoplifting took place at One Stop on Christchurch Road between 4.05pm and 4.10pm on October 24.

Alongside alcohol, the man also pinched scratch cards and lottery tickets.

Police have issued CCTV imagery and are urging anyone who recognises the man in the picture to come forward.

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He is white, 6ft tall with black hair and a scruffy beard.

He was wearing jeans, a high-vis jacket, dark footwear and a beanie hat.

A police satement said: said: "We believe the man in this image can help us with our investigation and would urge him, or anyone who knows his identity, to get in touch with us.

"Also, if you witnessed the incident, saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, or have any CCTV, mobile phone, dash cam or doorbell camera footage which could aid our investigation, please contact us."

Call 101.