‘Fake’ Apple goods for sale on Midland high street

An investigation has been launched into sales of fake high-end electronics on a Staffordshire high street. Members of the public have reported items were being offered for sale in George Street in Tamworth town centre, on Tuesday, November 26 at lunchtime.

A number of people were said to have been in the busy street, outside Costa Coffee, with ‘carrier bags full of fake Apple products’ being offered for sale. The items were being offered at a price well below what genuine Apple items would be sold for.

Now Staffordshire Police has issued images of three men officers would like to speak to in connection with the incident. All three men are white.

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The first is clean-shaven, with short brown hair, wearing a black coat an, blue jeans and black trainers. He was carrying orange and blur carrier bags.

The second man has short black hair, shaved at the sides. He has a beard. He is pictured wearing a black top with a grey stripe across the top of the chest, grey trousers and is carrying a ‘bag for life’-style carrier bag.

The third man is clean shaven and wearing a blue and white beanie hat with a fair isle-style pattern. He is wearing a three-tone striped hoodie white at the top, grey in the middle and black at the bottom. He is pictured holding a phone to his ear.

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In issuing the appeal a spokesperson for the force’s Tamworth Police team said: “We have released images of a number of people we want to talk to following reports of fake goods being offered for sale in Tamworth.

“At about 12.45pm on Tuesday, 26 November, we got a report from George Street, outside Costa Coffee, saying that a number of people were walking around the high street with carrier bags full of suspected fake Apple products.

“The suspects were asking people if they want to buy the items for cheap. As part of ongoing enquiries, we can release three images of people we’d like to speak to in connection with the investigation.

“If you recognise them or if you have any information that can help us, call 101, quoting incident 276 of 26 November, or use Live Chat on our website. To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”