Man claims woman damaged his car in Bury St Edmunds

A driver was stopped by a man falsely claiming she damaged his car in Bury St Edmunds as police urge members of the public to be wary.

A woman was driving in Tollgate Lane yesterday at around 2.30pm when she was stopped by a man driving a burgundy coloured car who claimed she had damaged one of his wing mirrors and demanded immediate payment.

The fraudster is described as a white man, 25-30 years old, around 5ft 8in tall, well-built and with dark brown hair.

There was also a woman in the car described as around the same age with dark blonde hair.

Anyone with information, images or footage relating to the incident is asked to contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference: 37/17054/22.