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Police in Waltham Forest has released CCTV images of two shoplifters.

Suspect 164297 and 164299 are wanted in connection with theft at a Cash Converters store in St James Street, Walthamstow, on October 10.  

The pair are accused of stealing an Apple iPhone 5 from a glass display cabinet after visiting the loan shop at around 2.15pm. 

One of the men is said to have distracted a staff member as the other took the smartphone worth £500. 

CCTV footage shows both men exiting the store. 

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.