Police have released two CCTV images of shoplifters after a handbag was stolen from a shoes store. 

The women are being sought in connection with shoplifting at Clarks in Selbourne Walk, Walthamstow, on December 16 at around 3.15pm. 

A brown ladies handbag worth £45 was stolen by the pair who stuffed it in a carrier bag before walking out of the store.   

The CCTV has been passed to the Guardian as part of a joint venture with the Met to identify potential perpetrators of unsolved crimes in the borough.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Waltham Forest police quoting 4925749/14 on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.