A CCTV image of a man officers wish to speak after a brick was thrown through a window of a Stevenage home on Christmas Eve has been released this evening.

The Comet: Police are still investigating a similar incident in Poplars and would like to speak to this man. Picture: Hertfordshire ConstabularyPolice are still investigating a similar incident in Poplars and would like to speak to this man. Picture: Hertfordshire Constabulary (Image: Archant)

At around 8pm on Sunday, December 24, a brick was thrown at a home in Jackdaw Close, Stevenage, causing one of the windows to smash.

The incident is being linked to criminal damage at a property in Poplars at around 9.50pm on Saturday, December 16, where a brick was also thrown at a window causing it to smash.

Officers from Herts police previously released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to as part of their enquiries and are continuing to appeal for information.

Anyone who recognises the men in either CCTV image is asked to contact PC Rob Goldstone, quoting crime reference E1/17/10490, by emailing robert.goldstone@herts.pnn.police.uk, via the non-emergency number 101 or report information online at www.herts.police.uk/report.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through the independent crime-fighting charity’s anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information cannot be traced or recorded and you will never need to go to court.