POLICE have released these pictures after a woman’s handbag full of cash was stolen in Kidderminster during a distraction theft.
The incident happened around 12.50pm on June 23 when a woman left her car in the Weaver’s Wharf car park and went to Lloyds Bank on Vicar Street to withdraw cash before returning to her vehicle.
Between 12.58pm and 1pm she was distracted by two men in the car park, after she had placed her bag, containing £1,000 in cash on the passenger seat of her car.
One main claimed there was something under the car she needed to be aware of and, while he did that, the second man stole her handbag.
He then gave the bag to a third man who put it into a blue carrier bag and walked off up the Mall towards Vicar Street. He then went along Vicar Street and High Street and was seen, around 1.02pm, at the bus stops at Coventry Street / Blackwell Street around 1.02pm.
It is believed the other two men walked towards the canal and turned towards McDonald’s on the tow path.
PC Andrew Forbes, of the Kidderminster Police town centre team, said: “We are appealing for witnesses to this distraction theft where a woman’s handbag containing a large quantity of cash was stolen.
“We are looking for any dash cam footage or eyewitnesses to identify any of the men or vehicles involved.
“We would also like to hear from anyone who may have information about the men seen in the hats in the first image and the man with the bag in the second image as we believe they may be able to help us with our enquiries.”
He urged witnesses or anyone who knows who the man pictured is to email the Kidderminster Police town centre team at: [email protected] with the details.
