POLICE are hunting a man accused of stealing almost £4,000 worth of camera equipment from a Dursley shop after he failed to appear in court.

Michael Kiley, 26, of Beckenham Hill, London, was due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with theft from Clifton Cameras, in Parsonage Street.

A warrant for his arrest was issued by Judge Joti Bopa Rai after Kiley failed to show up.

He is accused of stealing £3,957 worth of cameras and lenses from the store in February.