Police hunt Sheffield bag snatcher

Officers investigating the reported street robbery of a 63-year-old woman in Sheffield, have today released this e-fit image of a man they wish to speak to.
A computer generated image of the alleged bag snatcher.A computer generated image of the alleged bag snatcher.
A computer generated image of the alleged bag snatcher.

The woman was walking down a pathway off Birley Moor Road, towards Thornbridge Crescent, when she was approached by a man who grabbed her bag.

As the man tried to flee he was challenged by a member of the public, causing him to surrender the bag and run away.

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South Yorkshire Police is investigating the reported robbery, which occurred at around 2.20pm on Thursday, June 15 and anyone who recognises the man pictured in the computer-generated portrait is asked to contact the force on 101, quoting incident number 592 of June 15.