CCTV footage has been released of a woman after a crystal quartz was stolen from a market stall. 

Police have released a photo of a woman following the incident at a market stall on Lymington High Street. 

Two items were taken during the incident just after 11am on April 6 including a crystal quartz. 

Now officers want to speak to the woman in the photograph. 

She is described as white, aged between 65 and 80, approximately 5ft 6ins tall with white/grey hair cut in a bob with a thin black hair band.

She was wearing a short grey jacket/coat with a diamond pattern, black lining and zip. 

She also had a white and blue shirt on with black trousers, black shoes and tinted glasses. 

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The woman was carrying a black handbag in her left hand as well as a plastic carrier bag and a Costa takeaway cup. 

A police spokesperson said: "We believe the woman in this image can help us with our investigation and would urge her, or anyone who knows her identity, to get in touch with us.

"Also, if you have information about this incident, saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, or have any footage which could aid our investigation, please contact us.

"You can do this by calling 101, or by reporting online via the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website, quoting incident number 44240145847."