THIEVES smashed a glass door at a Dorset service station before making off with a quantity of cigarettes.

The incident, at around 5am on Saturday, February 8, occurred at the Long Ash Service Station, near Frampton.

Police said a piece of slate was used to smash a glass door at the property, before two men entered and stole the cigarettes.

The men left the scene in a grey Volvo, with the registration WD62 DNV, which had been reported as stolen from a property in Crewkerne, Somerset, Dorset Police said.

PC Jade Owen, of Dorchester police, said: “We are conducting enquiries into this burglary, and I would urge anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in the area around the time of the incident to please contact us.

“I am also issuing a CCTV image of a man we would like to identify. I appreciate his face is covered but it may be someone could recognise him from his general build and clothing.

“Finally, I would ask anyone who comes across a vehicle matching the one described to please report it to police.”

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55250018969, or Crimestoppers anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.