Image Appeal: Robbery, Wakefield

*Friday, 16 February 2024 *

Police in Wakefield have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a robbery.  

The incident happened on Monday 18 December 2023, when a man attempted to remove a handbag from the shoulder of a woman walking along Dickinson Street in College Grove.  

The woman kept hold of the handbag and the man managed to reach into it and take out a purse before making off on foot.  

A bank card from the purse that was taken, was then used at Best-One on Lower York Street a short time later.  

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