Elderly woman's purse stolen in Shrewsbury supermarket
An elderly woman had her purse stolen whilst shopping at a Shrewsbury supermarket last week.
The incident happened on Tuesday 21 July at around 10.30am at Morrisons on Whitchurch Road.
The 85-year-old woman had hung her handbag on the hook of the trolley unzipped. When she came to pay for her shopping she found that her purse was gone from inside her handbag.
A man thought to be of Eastern European origin, in his early 40s, around five foot two, with black hair, a moustache, wearing large black rimmed glasses, a light blue shirt and dark shoes, is believed to have stolen the purse.
CCTV indicates that there a number of potential witnesses to the theft and police ask for them to come forward and give information.
Call police on 101, quoting incident 231S of Tuesday 21 July. Alternatively, information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers via 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Although the victim stayed close to her trolley during her shopping trip, police are urging supermarket shoppers to not leave their bags unattended on their trolleys and to keep their belongings on their person at all times.
