THE number of pickpockets preying on the elderly and vulnerable is on the increase in Wickford, prompting police to issue a warning to shoppers.
The number of purse snatchers in the town has risen in line with levels across the district.
PC Geoff Whiter, community liaison officer for Wickford, said shoppers should be extra vigilant.
He said there have been six separate incidents in the last week alone.
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