Residents are urged to be on their guard after police received reports of a bogus caller pretending to be reading electricity meters in Westfield.

A resident reported a man who claimed to be calling to check her meter and had

become aggressive when she refused to let him into her home.

Avon and Somerset Police’s website offers advice on how to deal with unsolicited callers. Residents are within their right to call the company the caller claims to be from to check their ID.