Police want to speak to man after stolen bank cards used in Melton shop

Police investigating the theft of a purse containing bank cards discovered the cards were later used to purchase items at a shop. The purse was stolen on Thursday, October 17, from a premises in Bowling Green, in Melton.

Later that day, a number of items were purchased at a shop in Sage Cross Street in the town using the stolen cards. Now Leicestershire Police has released a still from CCTV footage and said officers would like to speak to the man pictured in it.

The force said in a statement today (Wednesday, November 27): "Officers have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to identify and trace after stolen bank cards were used to purchase items in a shop in Sage Cross Street, Melton.

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"A purse containing bank cards was stolen from premises in Bowling Green on October 17 and subsequently used to purchase goods in a shop. Anyone who recognises the man in the image or has any suspicions about who he may be is asked to get in touch."

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC David Tweddle on 101 or make a report via the Leicestershire Police website, quoting crime reference number 24*620965.