A CCTV image of a phone thief has been released.  

The man pictured is wanted in connection with theft of four iPhones worth £2,300 from Carphone Warehouse in Old Church Road, Chingford, on December 2. 

The man and an accomplice entered the shop at around 3.40pm and used wire-cutters to release an iPhone 6, a 6 plus, an iphone 5s and a 5c from a display unit. 

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

Anyone with information is urged to contact Waltham Forest police quoting 4924681/14 on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.