ANOTHER Derby mugging victim has come forward after finding photos uploaded to the internet just hours after his phone was stolen.
The 24-year-old man got in touch with the Derby Telegraph after seeing Monday's front page story.
That story told the tale of a Rolls-Royce worker who had her phone stolen only to find hundreds of pictures had been uploaded to an online picture-saving account.
The latest victim was prompted to get in touch with the paper after Mrs Johnston's story mirrored his own experience.
The IT assistant, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "I saw the piece and the exact same thing happened to me.
"It was only the next day that the pictures started appearing on my Dropbox account.
"I couldn't believe it."
The phone was stolen from the man as he walked back from work along Garden Street, close to Duffield Road, on November 14.
He said: "I must have been followed from around the Cathedral area of the city by the man.
"I made the mistake of getting my phone out to check a message or an e-mail when he came up behind me.
"I was only holding the phone loosely when he grabbed it and ran off down an alleyway."
That same night the phone, a Galaxy S4, was used to take photos of two people who are not believed to have been involved in the theft.
The victim, who lives near in the Broadway area of Derby, said: "I set my Dropbox account to update each time that it connected to a internet connection.
"You can see from the times on the photos that they were taken just a couple of hours after the phone was stolen from me at around 6pm.
"I got a pretty good look at the man who snatched the phone and he isn't in these photos.
"He was wearing a red hooded top, was bald and had a tattoo just behind his ear.
"He was around five foot seven or eight and was in his mid-30s or 40s."
Derbyshire police are investigating the incident. A spokeswoman said: "There is no indication that those in the photos are involved with the theft of this phone.
"However we would urge them to get in contact to help in our investigations."
The victim said: "I have never had anything like this happen to me before and I feel a lot less confident walking home and take public transport now to get back from work..
"I hope the people come forward and help explain how they go the phone."
If you have any information regarding the theft contact Derbyshire police on 101 quoting crime reference: 48377/13.
