Robbery of 74-year-old woman: police make fresh appeal
Detectives have made a fresh appeal for information after a 74-year-old woman was robbed as she got out of her car.
The offence happened as the elderly victim was parking her car near a friend's house in Turner Avenue, Langley Mill.
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She was approached by a man from behind who grabbed her handbag from her left hand.
Police say he pulled hard, causing the woman to spin round and fall to the floor and bang her head.
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The offender then ran off with the woman's handbag up a jitty in the direction of Andrews Drive.
The victim suffered a small cut to her forehead and knee, scratches to her face and bruising.
She was treated by paramedics at the scene.
The offender is described as white, around 5ft 7in wearing a dark coat with the hood up and a black scarf over his mouth. Anyone with information about the November 26 incident is asked to call Derbyshire police on 101.
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