Pickpocket caught on film stealing from OAP in busy shop

2019-03-08 3

A pickpocket who ducked and dived behind an 86-year-old woman before nabbing her purse is being hunted by police. Footage of the artful dodger stalking her victim as she shopped in an Iceland store in Welling, south east London has been released by cops in a bid to identify her. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police would like to identify and speak to this female involved in pick-pocketing in Iceland's, Bellegrove Road, Welling on Tuesday, June 13. "The female suspect followed an 86-year-old lady into the shop and then stole her purse from her handbag.