A pickpocket stole a phone and purse from a shopper in Witham.
The thief took a Samsung Galaxy S5 and a purse, containing cards and a driving licence, from the shopper’s coat pocket while they were in Superdrug, in the Grove Shopping Centre, at 2.20pm on Tuesday.
The stolen items were worth a combined £330.
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