POLICE are investigating after a man was seen acting "suspiciously" outside a Wrexham property.

Shortly after 10pm on Monday (January 3) North Wales Police said it received reports of a man "behaving suspiciously" at the rear of an address on Sandringham Avenue.

A police spokesperson said: "Officers attended the address soon afterwards, but the male had fled the scene.

"Our enquiries into this incident remain ongoing."

Local reports indicate that the man had tried to gain access to a house - the occupants of which were at home at the time.