MAN WANTED AFTER SALFORD JEWELLERY STORE THEFT

Around 3.15pm on Tuesday 19 December 2017, a man went into Discount Second Hand Jewellery at Salford Precinct on Fitzgerald Way and asked to view a necklace and bracelet.

A member of staff got the necklace for the man and let him try it on.

He left the store around two minutes later stating he had to check with his partner.

A short time after, he returned to the store and asked to see the matching bracelet, which he also tried on.

He then asked to see the necklace again but was informed he could only view one item of jewellery at a time so the member of staff tried to help him take the bracelet off but he became very aggressive, snatching his wrist away and breaking the member of staff’s thumb in the process.

He then left the store with the bracelet which is valued in excess of £1,400.

Officers investigating the incident have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the robbery.

Detective Constable Paul Reynolds of GMP’s Salford CID, said:

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“I appreciate this hapepend sometime ago but the images we’ve managed to get are really clear so I’m sure someone will recognise the man we want to speak to.

“It was only a few days before Christmas so there would have been a number of people in the area shopping for presents – did you see the man pictured? Did you notice something unusual?

“If you have any information or recognise the man in the images, please get in touch with us.”  

 

Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 5351 quoting reference number 1181 of 19/12/17 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.