POLICE are appealing for information after an elderly woman had her bag stolen in a supermarket.

The incident took place between 2.30pm and 3.30pm on Saturday 21 May at the Waitrose store in Fleet.

While walking through the store the thief took her bag from her trolley while she was distracted.

The bag is described as fluorescent green with black zig zags and contained several high value items including cash and credit cards.

Anyone with information on this incident should contact Hampshire Constabulary on 101, quoting 44160190326.