POLICE are searching for an unidentified man spotted trying to steal a small wooden dinghy from a shore-side property in Garelochhead.

Officers went to the scene at around midnight on Friday, August 4 and challenged a man they saw in the water, but he paddled back to shore and fled.

Just a few hours later a boat was taken from Rhu Marina after a break-in.

That boat was later discovered, and a 15-year-old boy is the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal.

Enquiries are ongoing in a bid to establish whether the two incidents are linked.

Anyone who can help with either investigation is asked to call 101 and ask for Helensburgh police office or dial Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.