Hunt is on for cashpoint robber who fleeced four victims out of £13K
Police have issued CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a linked series of cashpoint robberies in South London, where more than £13,000 was stolen.
At around midday on Friday, September 23, a man, aged in his 70s, was at the Sainsbury’s cashpoint in Southend Lane, Bell Green, Sydenham, when he was approached by an unknown man.
The suspect distracted the victim by using a piece of paper, before he barged him out the way and stole his bank card.
The suspect then made off in a vehicle, later identified as having a cloned number plate.
The victim later discovered that two transactions had been made using his card, totalling more than £8,000.
Officers have conducted a number of lines of enquiry to identify the suspect and are now releasing CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the robbery.
This incident is being linked to a further three robberies where bank cards were stolen from individuals using cashpoints at supermarkets.
These were at Streatham High Road, Lambeth, on September 29, where transactions were made totalling £2,000, Nuxley Road, Belvedere, on September 28, where subsequent transactions totalled £500, and at Baring Road, Bromley, on September 23, where transactions totalled £2,825.
Anyone with information should call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD 2792/23SEP22.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Pictured top: Two images of the man police are trying to trace after the spate of cashpoint robberies (Picture: The Met)
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