Officers investigating reports of a theft would like to speak to the man pictured after he is alleged to have stolen £270 worth of clothes from Co-op.

It follows a report of an incident by staff at the Southern Co-Operative store on Falkland Court in Chandler’s Ford at around 6.30pm on Friday, December 6. 

It is alleged that the man was seen by CCTV cameras to be concealing a large quantity of confectionery into pockets of clothing – totalling approximately of £270 – before leaving the store without making reasonable efforts to pay for the items. 

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Police would now like to speak to the man pictured in connection with the incident. 

A police spokesperson said: "Do you recognise this man? 

"If you know who this person is, or perhaps you recognise yourself, we would please ask that you report directly to police,  any information you might have that could help, by calling 101 and quoting crime reference number 44240532800."