York woman wakes at 3am to find ‘stocky’ intruder standing outside her bedroom

A woman was left ‘extremely shaken and shocked’ after finding a strange man in her home in the early hours.

She called police at 3.10am on Monday to say she had been woken by a noise and had opened her bedroom door to find a man standing at the top of her stairs.

The intruder then took the keys for her blue Audi A3 convertible car and drove off in it from the property on Water End in York.

The man was around 5ft 10in tall with a stocky build and dressed in dark clothing.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for any information from the public which would help them with their enquiries.

In particular, they are asking anyone who witnessed anything suspicious around Water End at the time of the incident, or who may have CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage of the vehicle leaving the area at that time, to contact them.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is can contact police on the numbers below.

How to help the police

• Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for PC 268 Jack Milner
• Email PC Milner here
• Contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via the website
• Quote reference number 12220092541