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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed in Queens Street, Portsmouth.
At 12.30am and 1.30am on Tuesday, September 16, a 77-year-old woman from Southsea received phone calls from a man who claimed to be her grandson. He said he needed money and the woman agreed to help him.
The woman was asked by the man to meet someone called Dean at Ladbrokes in Queens Street, who would then take her to meet her grandson and give him the money he needed.
Between 1.45am and 2am to woman went to Ladbrokes and met with a man who said is name was Dean, as arranged. The man asked the woman for the money and she refused, saying she would only hand the money to her grandson and no one else.
The man then grabbed the woman's handbag, causing her to fall as he did so, before he ran away. The woman went to HMS Nelson Gate, where she spoke to MOD police who contacted the police for her.
The woman received medical treatment for cuts and bruises to her hands and forehead, sustained during the fall.
The handbag taken was red, and contained a navy blue purse with around £40 in it, a set of house keys and a few other personal items.
The man who said he was Dean is described as: - White
- Aged in his mid 20s
- Around 6ft tall
- Stocky build
- Wearing a blue zip up fleece, white shorts and trainers
Detective Constable Andy Larder said, "This incident left the woman involved very shaken up and distressed, after what appears to have been a calculated attack. I am appealing to anyone who may have seen the man and woman on Queens Street, or either of them en route to their meeting place. In the early hours of the morning with very few people about the pair would have been memorable." Can you help? Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Andy Larder at Fratton station on 0845 045 45 45 or call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111. Mini-Com users can call 01962 875000. News Source: www.hampshire.police.uk |
