When she realised, she returned to the toilet but the purse – which contained cash, bank cards and other personal items – had gone.
As part of their ongoing enquiries of incident, which took place on February 6, officers have identified a man they would like to speak to in connection with the theft.
He was in the store at the time of the offence and could have information.
The man, or anyone who recognises him, is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page quoting log 412 060220 or email [email protected].
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