Police hunt man who stole wheelchair ramp from railway station then took it in taxi to seaside pub

British Transport Police have launched the hunt for a man who stole a wheelchair ramp from Liverpool Lime Street railway station.

 Officers have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, which took place before 3.15pm on Friday, October 25, on platform nine. According to British Transport Police, a man was seen to take the ramp from its housing and then left the station, heading to the taxi rank, still carrying the ramp.



Once outside he hailed a cab which, investigations have revealed, took him to a pub on the promenade at New Brighton in Merseyside. PC Richard Melling added: "This is an extremely unusual theft in that it doesn't appear to have been motivated by greed – it is extremely unlikely that the man would be able to sell on the ramp and make a profit from his criminal act.

"It is, however, a theft which impacts on the daily running of the station and seems designed to cause problems for other rail passengers. I am determined to trace the thief and am calling on anyone with information to come forward."