Watches among items stolen from Aberdeen hotel

More than £10,000 worth of goods was taken over the weekend

Published 24th Aug 2017
Last updated 24th Aug 2017

An upmarket Aberdeen hotel has been broken into, with a number of expensive watches stolen.

The Rox Hotel on Market Street was targeted between 10:30am and 6:45pm on Saturday, 19th August.

A number of personal items were stolen including Rolex, Bulgari, Korloff and Vacheron watches.

The collective value of the items comes to around £20,000.

Officers are looking to trace a man who may be able to assist with enquiries.

He's described as being around 6ft tall, with a large build.

He has dark hair and facial hair.

The man is described as wearing a navy jacket, dark coloured t-shirt, light blue jeans and white trainers.

He may have been in the company of a woman. She is described as having a large build, blonde hair and was wearing a white jacket.

Detective Constable Eddie Casey said: "We are appealing for anyone who may have seen a man matching the description given to contact us as he may be able to help us with our enquiries.

"We believe he may have been in the Market Street area and in the public areas of the hotel a number of times throughout Saturday, possibly in the company of the woman described.

"We would ask that anyone who has seen him contacts us on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to remain anonymous. Please quote incident 3363 of 19/8.

"We would also ask that anyone who is offered items for sale, in particular the watches described, and may have concerns as to where they came from to please contact us."