Is this Britain's least subtle shoplifter? Brazen thief caught on CCTV walking calmly out of Tesco with a 52-inch television

This is the moment a brazen thief was captured on CCTV calmly walking out of a Tesco Extra with a widescreen 52-inch TV tucked under his arm.

The raider - wearing a distinctive orange and blue checked shirt - entered the store at Cross Point Business Park in Walsgrave, Coventry, on July 4.

Incredibly, he then proceeded to pick up a huge £649 TV and wandered out of the main entrance. 

The raider - wearing a distinctive orange and blue checked shirt - walked into a Tesco Extra store at Cross Point Business Park in Walsgrave, Coventry, on July 4

West Midlands Police released CCTV video of the theft in the hope of tracking down the offender

The thief is seen picking up a huge £649 TV and wandering out of the main entrance

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The thief doesn't seemed concerned about any store alarms potentially going off

Mail Online contacted Tesco, which declined to comment.

West Midlands Police released the 23-second CCTV video of the theft in the hope of tracking down the offender.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Stuart Watson or Pc Michael Harkin on 101.

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