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Cash stolen from pensioner's handbag
11:30am Wednesday 1st August 2007
Police are keen to trace a witness to the theft of £220 from an elderly woman's handbag in Blackpool.
The money was taken from the bag at 11.40am on Wednesday July 18, while the woman was at Blackpool Tower, on Bank Hey Street.
The thief befriended the pensioner and at an opportune moment reached into her bag and took the money.
The police are keen to trace the pictured man, who is a witness at this time, and may hold the key to identifying the offender.
Anybody with information should contact Blackpool Police on 01253 293933.
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