Gardaí warning shoppers to be cautious after woman's purse is stolen in Mullingar

Gardaí have issued a warning to shoppers to be aware following an incident on Tuesday last week, in which a woman in her 60s had her purse stolen.

The woman was doing her shopping in a supermarket in Mullingar at around 3.30pm when she was approached by a male as she carried her shopping to her car.

The man distracted the woman for a moment, and when she returned to her car, she found her purse was missing.

While nothing of value was contained in the purse, gardaí have issued a warning to shoppers to be cautious.

“If someone is trying to engage you in a car park, they may be trying to distract you from somebody else who is trying to steal your purse or items from your car,” said a garda spokesperson.

There has been similar incidents in Athlone this week