Pickpocket strikes in Kettering town centre
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Police are appealing for witnesses after the theft in High Street between 12.15pm and 12.30pm on Saturday (November 23).
The victim was walking near the British Heart Foundation shop when a man walked past her unnecessarily closely.
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Hide AdShe then found that her purse had been taken from her coat pocket.
Cash, cards and souvenir Blackpool Tower and Dr Who coins were stolen.
A police spokesman said the suspect was a tall mixed race man wearing a green jacket and beige jumper.
The spokesman urged witnesses or anyone with information to contact them on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.