Overview
- Police issued video from Clumber Street showing a man greeting the victim with a fist bump before placing his leg between the victim’s legs and jumping to distract him.
- The phone theft happened at about 7:30am on Sunday, November 16, in Nottingham city centre.
- Officers traced the suspect’s movements to a nearby McDonald’s and obtained clear CCTV images minutes before the incident.
- Nottinghamshire Police dismiss claims of a ‘traditional cultural dance’, describing the move as a deliberate distraction tactic used by pickpockets.
- Anyone who recognises the man is asked to call 101 quoting crime number 25000672372, with police urging heightened vigilance during the festive period.