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Man ‘posed as police officer and asked to photograph teen girls’

byDaniel Jae Webb
3 July 2023 • 4.30pm
Man ‘posed as police officer and asked to photograph teen girls’
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A man repeatedly posed as a police officer and asked to take photos of girls in Swindon.

Wiltshire Police said the incident happened in Cambria Bridge Place and the Canal Walk area – between approximately 4pm and 4.45pm on 20 June.

It’s alleged a man approached two 17-year-old girls asking to take photos of them and then asked to search their bags, claiming he was a police officer.

Officers now want to talk to the man pictured in connection with the concerning encounter.

Full length image of the suspect released by police

Anyone with information should call 101 and quote crime reference number 54230064708.


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