Thieves steal purse from baby’s pram

Police are investigating after a designer purse and mobile phone were stolen from a pram on the seafront at St Annes.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Aug 2015, 20:00 BST
CCTV image of a man police want to speak to after a purse was stolen from a pram in St Annes.CCTV image of a man police want to speak to after a purse was stolen from a pram in St Annes.
CCTV image of a man police want to speak to after a purse was stolen from a pram in St Annes.

The Ted Baker purse, with around £60 inside along with bank cards and a driving licence, was taken along with a Samsung Galaxy phone.

Police say the thieves struck while the victim, a 34-year-old woman, was distracted.

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They then took the items from the pram before making off undetected.

CCTV image of a woman police want to speak to after a purse was stolen from a pram in St Annes.CCTV image of a woman police want to speak to after a purse was stolen from a pram in St Annes.
CCTV image of a woman police want to speak to after a purse was stolen from a pram in St Annes.

The incident took place between 3.50pm and 4.30pm on Monday on South Promenade.

Officers have now released two grainy CCTV images in a bid to identify a man and a woman seen nearby.

A Lancashire Police spokesman said: “The purse has been taken from a pram while the victim was distracted nearby.”

Anyone who recognises the people pictured above is asked to call police on 101, quoting crime number WA1510344.

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