POLICE are appealing for witnesses after three men stole cash from a 55-year-old man in Reading town centre on Monday.

The victim was outside Burger King in St Mary’s Butts at 1.50pm when the three thieves approached him and, after a short conversation, stole his cash.

The first thief is clean-shaven, around 5ft 9ins, stocky with short ginger hair and blue eyes and was wearing jeans while the second is skinny, around 6ft tall with short brown hair. The third is around 5ft 9ins, chubby with short brown hair and blues eyes.

Witnesses should call the police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.