POLICE this afternoon appealed for information on the whereabouts of a man suspected of committing house burglaries across Oxfordshire.

Peter Sonny Martin O'Halloran, 33, is believed to have committed a large number of burglaries in the Cotswolds, and also in other parts of Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire.

Police said other areas he might have targeted include the West Mercia police area, Warwickshire, Hampshire and Suffolk.

He is also wanted for recall to prison having failed to comply with conditions of his previous release from prison.

Det Sgt Dave Doherty, of Gloucestershire Constabulary, who is leading the hunt for O Halloran, said: "O'Halloran has evaded us for some time now and we firmly believe he is very active in targeting residential properties and stealing large values of jewellery amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds.

"He sometimes goes by the name of Peter Noon, or other aliases, and someone must know where he is.

"We would appeal for anyone with information on his current whereabouts to get in touch, but not to try and apprehend him themselves as he is obviously extremely keen to evade arrest."

Anyone with information on O'Halloran's whereabouts should ring Gloucestershire Constabulary on 0845 090 1234, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.