Purse stolen in street (From Daily Echo)
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Purse stolen in street
6:00am Friday 30th November 2012 in News
Purse stolen in street
A WOMAN had her purse stolen by a man who stopped to give her a light for her cigarette.
The victim was waiting for her boyfriend in Portswood Road, having collected a takeway nearby, when she asked two men walking towards her if they had a lighter.
As one of them bent down to assist, he reached into her handbag and stole her wallet with around £347 in cash and various credit cards.
The theft occurred at around 10.10pm on Sunday, November 4 but has now prompted an appeal by police.
Anyone with information or who knows where the purple coloured leather-style purse might be is asked to call police in Southampton on 101.
