Police in Nanaimo have a good idea of who stole a woman's purse and iPhone thanks to automatic downloads from the camera on her phone.

Investigators say the woman left her purse near her car July 5th when she went to dump some garbage and looked back to see a man near her vehicle, then returned to find her purse missing.

Police say the woman purchased a new iPhone and when her old pictures were downloaded, there was a picture of the man she saw near her purse before it disappeared.

The picture of the blue-eyed suspect with a shaved head appears to be a selfie and police have posted the man's photo on their website to see if anyone can help in their theft investigation.