A suspected jewel thief left his mobile phone - complete with 'selfie' - at the Kingston store where he is alleged to have stolen £18,000 worth of rings.
Police in Kingston are appealing for help to find Germain Ibrahim Fofana, a 27-year-old French national who is wanted for a series of offences across London, including shoplifting, robbery and burglary.
He is suspected of stealing two engagement rings and a wedding band worth a total of £18,000 from Ernest Jones in Clarence Street on Sunday, May 18.
But in his rush to escape the store, the suspect left behind a bag which included his mobile phone - with a self portrait for a screensaver.
The theft happened at about 1.45pm on Sunday. A man and a woman entered the store with a child in a buggy and asked a shop assistant about engagement rings.
The woman then pointed out two rings she liked and wanted to look at.
The couple then left the shop saying they were going to see jewellery at another store and would return later.
The man returned half an hour later and asked the same shop assistant to look at the two engagement rings as well as a wedding band.
He then ran out of the store - leaving his bag behind....LMAO
Detective Sergeant Damion Cummings from Kingston CID said: "In his hurry to run out of the shop, the suspect left his mobile phone on the table alongside his bag.
"While police were on scene the phone lit up having received a text message and a picture of the suspect was saved as the background.
"It was then the shop assistant who served him was able to identify the person in the picture.
"Having conducted further enquiries the suspect has been identified as Germain Ibrahim Fofana, a 27-year-old French national.
"We also know he is wanted for further offences including shop-lifting, robbery and burglary across some other London boroughs."
Mr Fofana is about 5ft 7in. He has a French accent, is of slim build and has short black hair. He was last seen wearing a light blue shirt, grey suit trousers and boating shoes.
His female colleague is of large build and was wearing all black clothing. She had long black hair.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Fofana or any other aspect of the investigation should contact DS Cummings at Kingston CID on 020 8721 5880.culled
25 comments:
Lowkey Lmao !!
The guy is still a learner.
Karma is a bitch tho.
I hope he gets caught asap.
i saw him in egbeda yesterday, do i get a reward for d useful info
With his fine face. He just got served. 99 days for de thief, 1 good day for de owner.
Oloshi, 100 days 4 d thief 1 day 4 d owner
With Samsung gallazy s3 ok. Every day na for thief, one day na for d owner.
He's definately going to get caught. Dumb ass!
French national of African origin. He must be senegalese...
Face of a thief.
N one silly girl might be forming lord of the rings somewhere with a stolen adornment
Tufiaaaaa
Chukwu aju!
I shall have no affiliation with a thief IJN
*in Tuface voice* Implication!! Hahaha
Thats not an s3. It's one of the smaller duos. S3 is much wider than this
Blacks n crime.
Mamie u wan burst my big belle with laugh. Good one girl abi na woman. #ILOVEPIPILEE
Are you for real, so Senegalese are the only African who can be of French nationality?
Get ready to be deported nwanne...
While yours is 101days.
Yours is 100 days.
Honesty is an expensive gift, don't expect it from cheap people.
Salt
I neva hear of dis kain useless thief for my life,dem swear for u ni.ode male leyi!
Lol..so true!
Yinmu.
Every day for the thief one day for the owner.
Heheh...but stella where i wan go
find dis tif nah? ok mek i ask my
she too sabi thiefs dem...brb...
Oju ole (face of a thief) this is funny,lol
He is gambian nd not senegalese. Only gambians bear the name fofona
Not only Gambians. Sierra leonians too
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