CCTV: Pair wanted by police after toothpaste stolen from Co-op in Bransgore

POLICE have released a CCTV picture of one of two men wanted over toothpaste stolen from a Bransgore store.

The shoplifting happened at the Co-op on Oak Tree Parade between 5.20pm and 5.35pm on Wednesday 22nd January, when £48 of the dental products was taken.

The force is now appealing for help to identify the pictured man and one other.

The one in the image is white, aged around 40, about 6ft tall, thin build, unshaven with a stubbly beard, a long, thin nose; and may walk with a limp.

He was wearing a black woolly hat with a square logo on the front, a blue puffer gilet with a white logo on the front left-hand chest area and the word ‘crew’ written on it, grey cargo trousers with a white patch on the rear knee of the right leg and a black pocket midway down the leg with ‘North Face’ written in white, a blue jumper with a white and green pattern, a blue polo shirt, and black trainers.

The second man was also white and aged around 40, about 5ft 10in tall, with short, shaved dark hair, and a stubbly beard.

He was wearing a dark blue baseball cap with a large logo on the front, a red and blue jacket, a dark scarf wrapped loosely around the neck and face, black Nike tracksuit bottoms, and dirty white Nike trainers.

A Hampshire police spokesperson said: “We believe the man pictured, and the other one described above, can help us with our investigation and would urge them, or anyone who knows their identity, to get in touch with us.

“Also, if you witnessed the incident, saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, or have any CCTV, mobile phone, dash cam or doorbell camera footage which could aid our investigation, please contact us.”

Get in touch online via hampshire.police.uk or call 101, quoting reference 44250034108.

Crimestoppers can also be contacted via crimestoppers-uk.org or on 0800 555 111.