Police are appealing for a witness to come forward after a teenage girl’s purse and mobile phone was reported stolen in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
The 16-year-old girl from Newport, Isle of Wight left her handbag unattended for a short time in front of the Co-Op supermarket in Terminus Road, Cowes.
It is believed a man witnessed the bag being stolen outside the Co-Op sometime between 11.55pm on Friday (October 16) and twenty past midnight on Saturday (October 17).
The bag was later found but a purse and mobile phone, which had been inside, were missing.
PC Ben Mitchell of Hampshire Constabulary’s Isle of Wight Targeted Patrol Teams (TPT) said: “Police are keen to trace the possible witness to this reported theft. It’s understood he caught a bus from the Co-Op in Cowes at approximately midnight on Saturday. We would like to hear from this man as he could have first hand information about what happened and who may have been responsible for the theft.”
This witness or anyone else with information is asked to contact PC Ben Mitchell at Newport Police Station by phoning 101. Information can be given anonymously by phoning the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111. Mini-Com users can call 01962 875000. From outside Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, call police on 0845 045 45 45.