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Police have released CCTV footage of a charity shop thief.

Suspect 162870 is wanted in connection with theft at Spitalfields Crypt Trust in High Road, Leytonstone, on November 5, at around 11am. 

The woman is seen walking around and picking up items before approaching a customer and grabbing her purse from her bag. The purse contained cash and bank cards.   

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.