AN ALLEGED burglar dropped his iPod after breaking into an office – giving police a vital clue.

Local police found the iPod Touch after the intruder was disturbed by security guards at the office in the City of London, early in September 2011.

He fled the scene but police found a photo of a man (pictured below) on the device and believe identifying him may help solve the crime.

DC Siân Astley, of the City of London Police, said: “Initial enquiries have failed to lead us to the person responsible for this break-in.

“I believe discovering the identity of the man in this photograph may prove vital to solving this crime.”

Anyone with information should call DC Siân Astley on 020 7601 2690