Sign thrown at Tesco worker in Salisbury after man steals beer

At around 3pm on December 15, staff at the Wilton Road branch of Tesco Extra noticed a man concealing two cans of drink and two bottles of beer and leaving the store.

A member of staff followed him down the road, past the law courts, where he then picked up a road sign and threw it at them, hitting the worker on the arm.

Wiltshire Police officers said the suspect is described as having dark hair and was wearing blue tracksuit bottoms, white trainers, a black hooded jacket and a grey bag.

Pictures in connection with the incident have now been released:

Wiltshire Police would like to speak with this man in relation to the incident

A spokesperson added: "If you recognise this man or witnessed the incident, please contact Wiltshire Police on 101 quoting the following reference number 54200124045."