A search has been launched to trace a man suspected of stealing a wallet and an expensive designer coat from a pub in Ashton last year.

CCTV footage shows a man taking a wallet and a black Moncler jacket, estimated to be worth £1,500, from a pub on Wellington Road in Ashton-under-Lyne.

The theft reportedly took place at 8pm - and a little over a week before Christmas, on Sunday, December 17.

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Greater Manchester Police is now appealing to the public to help find a man they wish to speak to in connection with the theft.

The force has released an image of the man from inside the pub, who is bald and was wearing cropped black trousers and a black coat at the time of the offence.

In a post on social media, police are encouraging any witnesses or anyone who may have information about the incident to come forward.

Reports can be made by contacting police on 101, quoting the log 3366-17122023.

Alternatively, information can be passed on to the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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