Woman, 76, has purse stolen in charity shop
Published Date:
18 November 2008
By Ian Duncan
A callous thief snatched a 76-year-old woman's purse while she was in a Scarborough charity shop and, within minutes, had stolen a "substantial" amount from the victim's bank account.
A Scarborough Police spokesman said the purse, which was in a bag, contained the woman’s credit cards and the suspect had quickly gone to a cash machine and taken a substantial amount of money in two separate transactions.
He said: “This is a despicable crime particularly around Christmas time.
“We would ask all Scarborough residents, in particular the elderly, to guard their bags and be aware of purse dipping.”
The spokesman added that a number of purse thefts had already been reported as town centres start to become busy in the run-up to Christmas with thieves targetting charity shops as shoppers easily become distracted whilst looking for a bargain.
Anyone with information about the incident, which took place at around 112.15pm on Saturday, is asked to contact Scarborough Police on 0845 6060247.
The full article contains 174 words and appears in Scarborough Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
17 November 2008 5:23 PM
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Source:
Scarborough Evening News
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Location:
Scarborough
