Police hunt phone thieves caught on CCTV

Police have released CCTV images of suspected shoplifters after a raid on the O2 shop in Windsor on Saturday last week.

The images show four white men in their late teens or early 20s entering the Peascod Street store at about 4.40pm, grabbing eight mobile phones on display, splitting up and running in different directions.

One was clean shaven with short dark spiky hair and was wearing a large black padded jacket with a hood. A second man was also clean shaven and was wearing a dark jacket with hood and a green flat cap.

A third had a thinly groomed beard and was wearing a white and green hooded top and a black cap. A fourth was clean shaven with short dark shaven hair, underneath a white top.

They stole eight smart phones worth a total of approximately £1,500.

The phones were a Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Rhyme, HTC Explorer, HTC Sensation, HTC Desire, BlackBerry Curve 9300, BlackBerry Curve 9380 and a BlackBerry Bold l9900.

PC Jon Edwards from Windsor police station said: “I would like to hear from anyone who recognises the men in the images, or anyone who has recently been offered any of these mobile phones.”

Contact PC Edwards on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.