Callous thieves target elderly victims stealing cash from their hands as cops warn over attacks

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Cops are warning people to remain "vigilant" after elderly victims have been targeted by callous thieves who stole cash out of their hands.A 77-year-old man was approached after he used an ATM in St Nicholas Street, Aberdeen on Tuesday February 2 as a man asked him for money then grabbed a two figure sum off of him.The second incident occurred on Friday February 5 when a 67-year-old woman had her purse stolen from her bag in Market Street.Then on Union Street, around 4.45pm on Sunday February 7, a 80-year-old woman was targeted at a bus stop as her purse was stolen from her bag.A fourth crime was then reported today, around 11am, when a 63-year-old woman used an ATM before going into the St Nicholas Centre and having her cash snatched from.