A BANK card was stolen after a burglary at a Dorchester premises.

Some time between 1.40am and 1.50am on Saturday, December 30, a thief entered Bluebird Care, in Bridport Road.

After the theft, the card was used to carry out a number of fraudulent transactions in the Poole area, police said.

Police Sergeant Anneka Stone, of Dorchester Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Our enquiries are continuing and I would like to hear from anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in the area around the relevant time.

“I have obtained a CCTV image of the suspect and while I appreciate it is not the best quality, I am hoping the image may jog someone’s memory to help us identify the suspect.”

Anyone with information – or who can identify the person in the image – should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55240000510. They can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously via Crimestoppers-uk.org, or by calling 0800 555 111.