Police have appealed for help in tracing a 23-year-old man they want to speak to about a raid on a Locks Heath supermarket nine months ago that netted the thieves several thousand pounds of cigarettes.
Stephen Weir
Hampshire police want to speak to Stephen Weir, who is believed to be in the Southampton area, in connection with the incident.
Three men broke into the Co-Operative supermarket in the Locks Heath Shopping Village and made off with a large quantity of cigarettes worth several thousand pounds at around 4am on October 3, 2012. This was our coverage of the raid at the time.
Sergeant Al Dineley said: “We believe Stephen Weir has information about this offence and want to speak to him as a matter of urgency.
“We are carrying out extensive inquiries to locate him, but we believe the public’s help could be invaluable and would appeal to people to look at Stephen Weir’s picture and tell us if they have seen him.
“I would also like to directly appeal to Stephen or any of his associates who know of his whereabouts to contact us; it is in his best interests to talk to us sooner rather than later.”
Stephen Weir is described as:
- White
- Slim build
- 5ft 10ins tall
- Dark brown hair
- Blue eyes
Anyone with any information about his whereabouts should contact police on 101 or call the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.