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Police probe launched after bag stolen and cards used in West Bromwich

Police have appealed for help in locating a man they wish to talk to after a bag was stolen and bank cards used in West Bromwich.

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A CCTV image has been released of a man police wish to talk to after a bag was stolen from a member of the public in a store in Birmingham's Corporation Street at around 3pm on March 7.

After the bag was taken, bank cards inside the bag were then used at a bookmakers in West Bromwich

West Midlands Police has carried out CCTV enquiries in the area, but officers have so far been unable to identify the man. 

Do you know this man? Police want to talk to him after a bag was stolen in Corporation Street, Birmingham.
Police want to talk to this man after a bag was stolen in Corporation Street, Birmingham

Investigators are now asking anyone with information to contact them directly via their 101 number, or alternatively via the Live Chat service on their website

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "Do you recognise this man? 

"We want to speak with him after a bag was stolen from a member of the public in a store in Corporation Street, Birmingham and then bank cards were used at a bookmakers in West Bromwich."