A 65-year-old woman was robbed in an underpass in High Wycombe last weekend

The victim was walking through the underpass on Micklefield Road when a man ran up behind her, grabbed her hand bag and ran off between 1:30 and 2:30 pm on Saturday, April 23.

He then dropped the handbag but made off with the woman’s purse.

The robber is described as around 6ft, approximately 30-years-old, slim with light brown hair and was wearing blue jeans and a black jacket.

Police are urging any witnesses to contact PC Mark Martin via the Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 101 quoting the reference 43160111443.