Police have issued CCTV pictures of a man they want to speak to after a bank card was allegedly snatched from a woman at a bar in Sheffield and then used in Manchester.
The woman reported having her phone and card stolen from her bag while she was in the Billy Big Balls bar on West Street in Sheffield city centre at around 1.50am on Sunday, January 8. The stolen card was used to make purchases in the city centre, South Yorkshire Police said.
After the theft, it was then reportedly used in the Manchester area. Officers said they want to speak to the man captured on CCTV as part of the ongoing investigation.
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Anyone who recognises him is being urged to get in touch. Greater Manchester Police's Longsight and Moss Side officers shared the appeal on Twitter this morning (February 9).
They said the man in the CCTV had been spotted in the area recently. An officer wrote: "Residents in Longsight, Moss Side & Rusholme - keep your eyes out for this male who has recently been spotted in our area.
"We believe he holds key information reference a cross county theft and we are very keen to speak to him."
In a statement, a South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Police in Sheffield are keen to identify and speak to this man, as we believe he could hold vital information about a reported theft in the city centre. At around 1.50am on Sunday 8 January, it is reported that a woman had her mobile phone and bank card taken from her bag, while she was at Billy Big Balls on West Street in the city centre.
"It is understood that the stolen card was used in transactions in the city centre and then in the Manchester area after the theft. Officers have released a CCTV still of a man they would like to speak to as part of the ongoing investigation and are asking him, or anyone who recognises him, to get in touch."
South Yorkshire Police can be contacted via live chat, the online portal or by calling 101 quoting incident number 499 of 8 January 2023. Information can reported anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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