Police hunt man after spate of defibrillator thefts at London stations

British Transport Police
Tom Marshall13 June 2016
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Police are searching for a man after a spate of defibrillator thefts from train stations across London.

Transport officers have issued an image of a man they want to speak to about five of the life-saving devices were stolen in east London.

Three defibrillator thefts took place at Loughton, Stratford and Bow Road stations on April 2 and a further two at Leytonstone and Loughton on April 5.

Detective Constable Angie Gates, from British Transport Police, said: “We believe that all five incidents are linked and I am keen to speak to anyone who may hold information or knows the person in the CCTV image, who I am keen to speak to and who I believe has information that could help us.

“Defibrillators can save lives and it’s really disappointing that these have been stolen.”

Anyone with any information can contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 or by texting 61016, quoting the reference code 349 10/06/2016.

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