An
angry punter caused £6,000 worth of damage to a pair of gambling
machines at an east London bookies.
Detectives
investigating the criminal damage caused have issued CCTV footage of
a man they wish to identify and speak to in connection with the
incident.
On Wednesday, October 14, last year police were called at around 1.00pm to a report of criminal damage at Betfred Bookmakers in High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford.
As
the suspect was playing a fixed odds terminal he became angry that he
was not able to recover his losses and started to rock the machine.
When
the machine did not dispense his money the suspect picked up a nearby
stool from the shop floor and, using the base, smashed both the
machine he was playing and the one adjacent.
The
suspect then walked out of the shop and along the high street.
CCTV
has captured the moment the machines were damaged.
The
suspect is described as a white man in his late thirties, 5ft 6ins in
height and wearing a grey blazer with black patches on the elbow and
blue jeans.
Police
are keen to hear from anyone who may recognise the man shown on CCTV.
Anyone
with any information is asked to call the police non-emergency line
on 101.
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