A THIEF jailed after admitting a number of “disgusting” crimes against elderly people across the Farnham and Alton areas is again wanted by police.

Officers are appealing for help to trace Danny Keet, 39, who is from Guildford but also has links to Farnham and Bordon, in relation to a number of offences including burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. He is also wanted on recall to prison.

It comes just months after police successfully appealed for help tracking down Keet in October last year, after he breached the strict conditions of his licence.

The public were urged to be careful and to contact the police "immediately" if they saw him.

Keet, then of Normandy, was sentenced alongside Tongham man Wayne Melton, 34, to a combined 13 years behind bars at Guildford Crown Court in October 2017 for a spate of thefts in July and August 2016.

The duo used distraction techniques on vulnerable people to gain entry and steal goods from homes in Rowledge and Dockenfield, as well as robbing an elderly man in Selborne.

In one of the burglaries, in Rowledge on July 31, 2016, the pair banged on a victim’s window asking to look for their cat in her garden. They later returned to the property on August 17, 2016, and asked for water saying that their car had broken down.

Thanks to the diligence of the occupant both attempts failed.

They also entered the home of a Dockenfield woman on August 20 while she slept but the pair were confronted by her live-in carer ensuring nothing was stolen.

That same day, another distressing incident occurred in Selborne when an elderly man on a mobility scooter was approached, dragged to the ground and his bag stolen.

Keet pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted burglary and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. Melton pled guilty to two counts of attempted burglary, one of burglary and one count of robbery and was sentenced to nine years imprisonment.

He is described by police as white, with short to medium length light brown hair, green eyes and is approximately 5ft 5 inches tall.

A Surrey Police spokesman said: "Anyone with any information on Danny Keet’s whereabouts should contact Surrey Police immediately on 101 (999 in an emergency) and quote reference number PR/45200003356.

"If you would prefer not to speak to police, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 and give information 100 per cent anonymously."