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Damon Wilkinson

Police want to speak this man following the theft of a pensioner's £80,000 Audi

Detectives want to speak to this man in connection with a distraction theft in Whitefield in which a pensioner's £80,000 Audi was stolen.

It comes after a man approached the victim, in his 70s, at his home in Higher Lane.

He said he was working next door and had hit a water main and asked the pensioner to switch off his electricty.

But as the victim went inside the house, the thief stole the Audi S8 and fled in the car.

The victim wasn’t injured, but was left shaken by the incident.

An Audi S8, similar to the one stolen in Whitefield (JNL)

The car was later found abandoned on Uplands Avenue in Radcliffe.

Officers are now appealing for information.

The offender is described as white, around 30-years-old and of a slim build.

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He was wearing a grey padded jacket, jeans and a white hard hat. 

Anyone who has any information about the robbery, which took place at 11am  on Monday, March 4, should call police on 0161 856 8204 quoting incident number 0674 of 04/03/2019 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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