A SHOPLIFTER stole six bottles of alcohol from Waitrose in Abbey Road, Abingdon, on Saturday.

A police spokesman said that at about 7.50pm the thief ran across the car park, behind the service road of the store.

A member of the public told a member of staff she knew who the man was.

Police would like this person to come forward and speak to them.

The offender is white, approximately 5ft 10in, with a medium build.

He had short dark wavy brown hair.

He was wearing a shirt which was possibly pink in colour with the sleeves rolled up, dark denim knee-length shorts, canvas shoes and was carrying a fawn-coloured hessian holdall with two handles.

Anyone with information should call police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.