Police have launched a CCTV appeal after a report of a gate being damaged at a Metro station.
Between 6.20pm and 6.30pm on July 7, it was reported that a wide access gate was damaged at Manors Metro Station on New Bridge Street West.
A male passenger got off a train on the platform before running upstairs towards the exit barriers.
He has then kicked a wide access gate causing them to be damaged and smashed. The man has then fled the area on foot and the incident was later reported to police who launched an investigation.
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As part of their ongoing enquiries into the incident, on Thursday police have issued an appeal to the public, asking for their assistance.
They have also issued the image of a man who was believed to have been in the area near to Manors Metro Station at the time of the incident and could have information that can assist.
The man, or anyone who knows him, is asked to contact police using the ‘Tell Us Something’ page on their website or by calling 101 quoting crime reference 80195D/22.
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