WIRKSWORTH: 91-year-old woman’s bag snatched outside her home

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 91-year-old woman had her handbag snatched outside her house in Wirksworth.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Mar 2013, 11:51 BST

At about 10.45am on Monday, the woman was walking home after going shopping.

As she approached the top of her drive on Chapel Lane a man approached her from behind and grabbed her bag from under her arm. He ran off in the direction of North End.

The victim was uninjured during the incident.

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The man is described as of heavy build, wearing a blue hooded top, faded jeans and black walking boots.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or saw a man of that description in the area around the time of the incident.

Anyone with information should call Matlock CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.