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| Ernest Jones raid: Suspect's selfie left at crime scene | Ernest Jones raid: Suspect's selfie left at crime scene |
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| A suspected thief behind a jewellery store raid which saw £18,000 worth of goods taken left his phone with his picture on it at the crime scene. | A suspected thief behind a jewellery store raid which saw £18,000 worth of goods taken left his phone with his picture on it at the crime scene. |
| Police are hunting for a man who ran off with a number off rings from the the Ernest Jones shop in Kingston, south-west London, on 18 May. | Police are hunting for a man who ran off with a number off rings from the the Ernest Jones shop in Kingston, south-west London, on 18 May. |
| But he is thought to have left his mobile on the counter which had his photo as a screensaver. | But he is thought to have left his mobile on the counter which had his photo as a screensaver. |
| Detectives have identified him as French national Germain Ibrahim Fofana. | Detectives have identified him as French national Germain Ibrahim Fofana. |
| Mr Fofana, 27, and a woman pushing a buggy entered the store asking to look at engagement rings. | Mr Fofana, 27, and a woman pushing a buggy entered the store asking to look at engagement rings. |
| They left the shop but Mr Fofana is thought to have returned about 30 minutes later asking again to look at two engagement rings and a wedding band. | They left the shop but Mr Fofana is thought to have returned about 30 minutes later asking again to look at two engagement rings and a wedding band. |
| After the shop assistant handed them over, the man ran out but left behind his bag with his phone in it. | |
| When the police were at the shop, it lit up when it received a text message and showed his picture as the background. | When the police were at the shop, it lit up when it received a text message and showed his picture as the background. |
| The shop assistant who served him identified him as the person who ran off with the rings. | The shop assistant who served him identified him as the person who ran off with the rings. |
| Mr Fofana, a French national, is also wanted for questioning over robbery and burglary offences across London. | Mr Fofana, a French national, is also wanted for questioning over robbery and burglary offences across London. |
| He is about 5ft 7ins tall, slim, with short black hair and a French accent. | |
| The suspect was last seen wearing a light blue shirt, grey suit trousers and boating shoes. | The suspect was last seen wearing a light blue shirt, grey suit trousers and boating shoes. |