A GENERATOR was stolen from the front seat of a camper van in Faringdon.

Police said it was taken at about 1am on Monday in Lechlade Road when a man approached the victim's vehicle.

The burglar shouted out to distract the victim and then took the generator before driving away in a bronze-coloured car.

He was described as 6ft, of medium build with short hair and was clean shaven.

He was wearing a lime green top.