Gwent Police is appealing for information following a robbery which occurred on Thursday 25th February in the Sainsbury’s car park on Wyndham Street, Newport.
The incident occurred at approximately 3.30pm when an 81 year old lady was loading her shopping into the back of her car. The lady was approached from behind, pushed out of the way and her handbag was grabbed off the back seat. The offender ran off through a fence along Pugsley Street in the direction of Shaftesbury Park.
The lady did not sustain any injuries.
The offender is described as being a white male, in his late teens-early 20s, of medium build and approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall. He was wearing a dark coloured baseball cap, dark trousers, and a dark jacket with two light coloured stripes down the back of it which divided it up into 3 panels.
Police believe the same individual may have been seen in the Shaftesbury Park area at approximately 3.45pm.
Anyone with information, or anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact police on 01633 838111 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
