A THIEF stole money from a woman withdrawing money from a Reading town centre cash machine.
The incident happened around 9.45am on Thursday, December 2, outside the Halifax branch on Broad Street.
Thames Valley Police said that the victim was withdrawing the cash when a man pushed her away and took the money as it came out of the machine.
The man is described as white, in his late 30s or early 40s, around 6ft tall of slim build.
He was wearing a navy jacket with the hood up. He also had on brown trousers with black patches on the front pockets and black and white coloured trainers.
He had on a black beanie hat, a black facemask and a black rucksack that he was wearing over one shoulder.
Detective Constable Thomas Wheatman, based at Reading police station, is the investigating officer.
He said: “This incident occurred in broad daylight and we believe there will be a number of people who may have seen what happened.
“You may not have realised at the time what you were seeing but if you were in the area at the time and witnessed this, please get in touch.
“The offender ran off along Broad Street, onto West Street and then right into Friar Street.”
He added: “If you have any information which could help us with our investigation, please get in touch by calling the non-emergency number 101 or making a report online.
“You also can make a report to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 and remain 100% anonymous.”
