Cash was stolen after a high street shop owner was distracted.

Detectives are seeking witnesses and are appealing for information in connection with a distraction theft at a shop in Wrentham, near Lowestoft and Beccles.

A man and a woman entered a shop on High Street, Wrentham between 2.57pm and 3.07pm on Saturday, July 29.

A police spokesman said: "While the female distracted the victim, the male has gained entry to the residential part of the property.

"When the suspects left the shop, the victim has found possessions from bags discarded and an amount of cash missing from a purse.

"Can you help?"

The suspects are described as a man aged in his 30s-40s with short dark hair, who was wearing blue shorts, and a woman with long dark hair, who wore a straw hat and long sleeved top.

If you were in the area during these times and witnessed anyone matching these dsecriptions please contact Suffolk police CID East Team 3 quoting crime reference number 37/44132/23 via 101.