A woman in an Ipswich restaurant realised her iPhone 6 was missing after being approached by a man trying to sell her Christmas cards, police have said.
The theft of her mobile phone took place at Frankie & Benny’s in Edith Cook Way at around midday last Friday.
The woman was sitting in the restaurant with a friend at the time of the incident.
Police are investigating and have urged witnesses or anyone with any information to come forward.
A Suffolk Constabulary spokesman said: “The female victim was sitting in the restaurant with her friend, when a man entered and approached her trying to sell Christmas cards. The man was then told by staff to leave.
“A short while later the woman realised her iPhone 6 was missing from the table.”
The offender is described as a man of mixed race, of a slim build, approximately 5’10” tall, had ‘messy’ black coloured hair and was wearing a blue top with a logo on the front and jeans.
Anyone with information relating to this crime should contact PC Richard Ford at Ipswich quoting IE/15/3482 on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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