Two weeks ago, at 6 pm on a weekday in broad daylight, my wife had her bag snatched (with bank cards and all) while she was crossing Honor Oak Road towards the Tesco Store/gas station at the traffic lights.

Exactly the same thing happened again to someone else the other day (this time at 11 pm at night). On both occasions, the crime was committed by the same young thin man who grabbed the bag and ran across London Road, up Elliot Bank and losing himself among the houses and trees.

The police came fairly promptly and took down all the details, but were unable to track the man down.

So please be warned!!! Please do look out for any suspicious kids around the crossing at Honor Oak Road (especially when one is paying more attention to oncoming traffic while crossing the road) and keep your valuables close to you!!!!