Police in Waltham Forest have released a CCTV image of a phone thief.

The woman is accused of the theft at Tesco in High Road, Leyton, on June 7 at 3:10pm.

She is said to have stolen a woman's Samsung Galaxy Note II from a her handbag. 

The CCTV image has been released 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 contact Waltham Forest police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.