Three people steal more than £1,000 worth of toys from Lakeside store

Do you recognise these three people? (Credit: Essex Police)

Essex Police are appealing for help identifying three people in connection with a theft at Lakeside Retail Park.

A man and two women stole two Lego sets, worth £700 each, from Smythes Toys at around 6.30pm on Wednesday, 5 October.

“The first suspect is described as a white woman, mid to late 20s, with a tan and was wearing a cream jacket and brown shorts,” said a spokesperson for Essex Police.

“The second suspect is a white woman, mid to late 20s wearing a cream jacket over an orange top.

“The third suspect is a white man, mid to late 20s, with wavy dark hair. He was wearing a dark jumper with three large horizontal stripes across the chest.”

Police need to identify these people (Credit: Essex Police)

Detectives have issued CCTV images of all three of them.

If you have information that could help them, you can submit it on the Essex Police website or call them on 101. Please quote incident 42/251593/22.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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