Cops hunting Euro 2016 obsessed fan who stole 300 packs of Panini football stickers
Thief gives himself a fighting chance of completing sticker album after stealing 3 boxes
POLICE are hunting a brazen thief who nicked 300 PACKS of Euro 2016 Panini football stickers.
The light-fingered collector grabbed three boxes from a newsagents near Manchester Piccadilly station before making a run for it.
Each box contained 100 packets, meaning the thief now has 1,500 stickers to add to his collection.
The footie fan, who may have already stuck the stickers in his album, stole them at roughly 3pm last Sunday.
The boxes had a combined value of £150 - but can experts believe it can cost up to £374 to complete a collection.
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A tweet from the Greater Manchester Police city centre account said: "Shopliftings today inc man who stole three whole boxes of football cards value £150."
One Twitter user joked: "Not condoning theft, but you'd be extra annoyed if you got home and it was all 'got, got, got, got, got..'."
Daniel Ball wrote: "If you find him I still need these if he's any swaps."