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Man tricks store out of £12,000 rings
CCTV of man wanted in connection with jewellery theft in Lancaster.
A man tricked a shop assistant and walked off with £12,000 worth of rings from a jewellers’ in Lancaster.
He went into the Wave Contemporary Jewellery store on Marketgate at about 2:40pm last Friday and asked to look at a watch and three rings.
He then told the shop assistant that he wanted the items and specified to them on how he wanted the items to be wrapped.
Initially he wanted to pay some of the bill with cash and handed over an amount of money before asking for it back and telling the shop assistant that he would pay by bank card instead.
The offender then told staff that he wanted to get his wife and that he would be back in 30 minutes. He left the store taking the three rings with him but did not return.
PC Julia Whitehead from Lancaster police said, “I would appeal to anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV image to come forward and contact the police.
“Over £12,000 worth of goods have been stolen and the person responsible needs to be caught and brought to justice.”
Anyone with information can call Lancaster Police on 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on-line at Crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.
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overthebridge
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 05:29 PMHeli - how do you know where he was born, or what his nationality is? If, as I suspect, you are referring to the colour of his skin it may surprise you to know that there are many people with slightly browner skin than I suspect yours is who are, in fact, English.
jetranger
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 07:09 PMyou need to go to specsavers if you think he his english and as to the story it goes to show how much crime is committed by non english ,do you ever watch crimewatch they should not bite the hand that feeds them
wildlancaster
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 04:40 PMSorry but the shop assistant in question must be really stupid, I know we don't have all the facts but you do not let someone walk out with goods until they have paid especially to the tune of twelve grand.
YOOHOOitsME
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 04:07 PMit's common sense not to let a customer take valuable items from the shop if they havn't been paid for ... the man in the photo does have a foreign look, but then, what's foreign these days? An English person is just as capable of pulling off a low down act of thievery
overthebridge
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 12:16 PMHow do you know he's not English - and what is the relevance of that comment?
jetranger
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11:53 AMhere we have another scam by non english man and what was the staff doing letting him take the rings without paying so stupid he will be laughing now and will try the scam again i trust no one its the best way these days
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