Man walks into op shop, steals $400 couch, say NT Police

POLICE are on the hunt for a man who walked into a Darwin charity shop and walked out with a $400 couch without paying for it. SEE THE CCTV IMAGE

Police are searching for a man (pictured) who was seen on CCTV taking a couch from a charity shop and not paying for it. Picture: NT Police

POLICE are on the hunt for man who walked out of a charity shop in Stuart Park with a blue couch.

CCTV shows the man entered the Vinnies shop on October 2, looked around briefly before returning with a removalist trolley.

He then loaded the trolley with a near-new condition, blue two-seater couch, valued at about $400, and wheeled it from the store without paying.

An identikit image of the stolen couch has not yet been released. But this is a picture of a random blue two-seater couch, which may or may not resemble the one that was stolen

At the time, the staff member was busy helping other customers.

The man was wearing orange and black boardies and a blue button-up shirt, black cap and green patterned socks and red shoes.

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Constable Emma Lacey said: “This charity assists Territorians experiencing poverty and inequality. The $400 this couch could have sold for would have been used to help families in need.”

Police would like to speak to a man who was in the store at the time. He is described as a male of caucasian appearance in his 40s, approximately 170cm tall with a slim build and brown moustache.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 131 444 and quote reference number 9439516.

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