Security Cameras Catch Man Stealing Bicycle (Video)

Melrose police are looking for help from the public in identifying and apprehending a man caught on security video stealing a bicycle July 8.

A Trek Marlin 5 bicycle was taken from the front of Promax Supply, 142 Franklin St., at about 6 p.m., according to a Melrose police report. Security video shows the suspect walking in front of the building and flicking a cigarette before pedaling off with the bike.

»MORE PHOTOS: View More Shots of the Suspect at the Scene of the Crime

The suspect matches the following description:

• heavyset white man in his 40s
• light brown hair with a small bald patch on the back of his head

The man was wearing a ripped green Boston Celtics shirt (possibly with white paint or plaster stains) and faded jeans with a rip near the right front pocket.

Anyone with information about the suspect or the crime should contact the Melrose Police Department at 781-665-1212 or leave an online tip at the department’s website.