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An opportunistic thief has been caught on CCTV stealing from a shop.

Suspect 161023 is wanted for shoplifting at the Cash Converters in High Street, Walthamstow, on August 2. 

Between 11am and 11.30am, he walked over to a glass cabinet which has been left open by mistake and and steals an Apple iPad worth £400.  

The CCTV has been passed to the Guardian as part of a joint venture with the Metropolitan Police to identify potential perpetrators of unsolved crimes in the borough.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Waltham Forest police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.