Man sought over Volta Street bag snatch
Bag snatched in broad daylight outside estate sandwich shop.
Selby
A woman has given chase to a thief who snatched her bag during a broad daylight robbery on a Selby housing estate.
The victim was approached by an as-yet unidentified male, close to the Betta Butties sandwich shop, on the corner of Dennison Road at around 12:20 pm on Saturday, May 23rd.
As the man passed her he snatched her bag and fled up Volta Street, in the direction of Barwic Parade. The woman initially gave chase and followed the thief up Volta Street before seeing him escape in a maroon coloured Vauxhall Vactra.
The suspect is described as tall and thin. He was wearing light-grey jogging bottoms with a number '2' at the top left corner, a dark coloured hoodie and a light coloured baseball cap.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police confirmed that enquiries were still ongoing with anyone with information asked to call them on 101. Please quote reference number 12150085273 when calling.