Detectives have released an e-fit of a man disturbed while burgling a house.
Owners of a home on Junction Road, Norton, near Stockton caught the man creeping around their property at about 12.45pm on Friday, October 24.
The man escaped empty-handed and ran down Junction Road, into Glebe Street, past the Nuffeild Hospital before jumping on to the railway line.
He was about 5ft 7in, thin, in his early 20s and clean shaven., He wore a light coloured baseball cap, a blue or grey tracksuit top and blue jeans.
Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call PC Chris Green on (01642) 302226.
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