A THIEF pretended to accidentally barge into a 62-year-old man in New Road, Prestwich, at 2.40pm, before stealing his wallet.

The victim was walking along New Road, on Wednesday at around 2.40pm when a man walked towards him and started shouting to distract him.

The thief then knocked into him, causing him to become unbalanced on his feet, and grabbed his wallet out of his hand.