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Police in Ashby are appealing for witnesses after a theft in Resolution Road.

The incident happened at around 4.55pm on Monday, July 7 in the car park of the Tesco store.

The 79-year-old victim was approached by a woman and a man who asked her for change for a £2 coin. The suspects then asked that the change was swapped for smaller denominations. They walked away, before approaching the victim again saying that she had given them £1 too much.

The following day, the victim realised that her credit and bank cards were missing and that money had been taken from her account.

The male suspect is described as Asian, around 6' tall and between 19 and 20-years-old. He had short dark hair, was of slim build and clean shaven.

The female suspect is described Asian, between 5'5" and 5'6" tall and around 19 to 20-yeas-old.

PC Loyala Overlunde, who is investigating this incident said: "We believe the suspects obtained the victims PIN number by watching her put it into the card machine as she was paying for her shopping. They then distracted her to steal her purse containing her bank cards.

"This is a good opportunity to remind people to always be aware of their surroundings when using chip and Pin services. We would advise people to always shield their pin number.

"If you witnessed this incident, saw anyone acting suspiciously in the Resolution Road area at this time or have any information regarding the people responsible we would urge you please contact us."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC 445 Loyala Overlunde on Leicester (0116) 222 2222, follow the instructions to leave a message for an officer and when prompted key in the officer's identification number 0445. Alternatively contact Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous on 0800 555 111.

* Please note, some mobile phone providers may charge for this call.

Issued on 17/07/08 at 10:46 Crime reference number: NW/04592/08-3

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