Thief grabs OAP's purse

POLICE are hunting for a thief who robbed an elderly woman as she waited to catch a bus.

The woman tricked the 81-year-old victim into getting out her purse by asking for change for a bus fare as she waited on Greenbank Crescent.

She then snatched the purse from the pensioner and made off around the corner to Greenbank Loan, before driving off in a grey car.

The theft, which happened on Tuesday at 3.40pm, left the victim distressed but uninjured.