POLICE are investigating the attempted theft of lead from two homes in Dursley.

At around 2.05am on Wednesday May 23, a resident reported that she had seen a man peeling back lead flashing from the top of a window at a home on Woodmancote.

After being disturbed the man ran from the scene before getting in a vehicle, possibly a 4x4. Nothing was stolen.

Officers believe an attempt had also been made to steal flashing from a second home nearby.

Anyone with any information should call Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 36 of May 23.