A MAN who police want to speak to in connection with the theft of a £5,000 ring from a York jeweller's was featured on BBC1's Crimewatch tonight.

North Yorkshire Police are searching for 31-year-old Michael Walker, who is originally from Liverpool and is currently believed to be on Merseyside. 

A man posing as a customer entered the jeweller’s in High Ousegate and asked to look at two rings. After the sales assistant took them out of the display, he distracted her and snatched one of the rings.

The incident took place at 1.15pm on Friday, 5 February 2016.

Police in Cumbria, West Yorkshire and Scotland also want to speak to Mr Walker in connection with similar incidents.

He travels extensively by train to Devon, Cornwall, Derby, Preston and North Yorkshire.

Mr Walker, who speaks with a Liverpool accent, is 6ft tall, proportionally built with brown eyes.

He has a distinctive tattoo on the inside of his right wrist which reads “Kelly Hunter” and a scar on his scalp. However, he often wears baseball caps and other headwear.

Anyone who recognises him or has any information about his whereabouts is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police immediately on 101.

Please quote incident number 12160021221 when passing on information.

You can also contact CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.