After members of the public fought back against a bag thief, the thief has been sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery. Przemyslaw Langowski, 36, of no fixed address, attempted to steal two bags in two separate incidents, and was unsuccessful in both attempts.
On Gateford Road, in Worksop, on February 5 last year, a woman had finished her food shop and was packing her shopping into her car when a man grabbed her handbag from her wrist. She was pulled to the floor and shouted: "He's nicked my bag. Get him."
A member of the public witnessed the crime and chased after the thief following the incident. He managed to return her bag. A day later - on February 6, 2021 - Nottinghamshire Police received a second report of a robbery on Potter Street in the town, where another woman was approached from behind. She was pushed with force and had her satchel pulled so hard that the strap snapped.
