A BRAZEN crook burgled a woman in her 80s while she sat in her living room.
The incident happened sometime between 2pm and 3pm on Saturday, January 30, when a man entered the victim's home, in Scotland Road, Little Bowden.
A dark brown, leather handbag was taken.
The man is described as white, aged in his late teens to
early twenties, about 6ft tall and of medium build.
He had short blonde hair and was wearing a green and white striped jumper.
PC Ollie Green, the officer investigating the incident, said: "It's upsetting to know that some people are willing to burgle an elderly woman in her own home and we are appealing for anyone with information about this to contact us immediately.
"At this stage we do not know how many people were involved in the burglary and are appealing for anyone who has information about those responsible to call us."
Anybody with any information is asked to contact PC 1821 Ollie Green on 0116 2222222, follow the instructions to leave a message for a police officer and when prompted key in the officer's identification number 1821.
Alternatively contact Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous on 0800 555 111.
