Teams of pick pockets are targeting shoppers in Tameside. Police have issued a warning after a spate of incidents in the borough in recent days.
The thieves aim to steal purses and deliberately hone in on the vulnerable. Shopping centres and supermarkets in the area's towns are being targeted by the gangs.
In a social media post GMP Tameside South and West said: "Criminals are operating within our shopping centres / shop areas of Tameside which have recently had a spate of 'purse dipping' - Where offender(s) are working in teams mainly targeting vulnerable victims walking very close up to the potential victims and dipping purses / taking money or following victims to commit this type of crime.
