Two strangers took his phone before calmly walking away
Police want to identify the above two young men after a 16-year-old was robbed in Walthamstow.
Shortly before 4pm on 8th January, a 16-year-old boy was followed after leaving a bus outside Blackhorse Road Station.
His phone was seized by two young men, thought to be in their late teens, who then calmly walked away.
Detectives from the Roads and Transport Policing Command are investigating and have released these CCTV images in the hopes someone will be able to identify them.
If you believe you recognise them or if you think you witnessed the incident, call police on 101 quoting reference CAD 3927/08Jan.
If you want to remain anonymous, you can call independent charity Crimestoppers instead on 0800 555 111.
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