Do you recognise these two suspected thieves after an elderly man was targeted in a North East bank.
The pensioner was distracted while withdrawing money from a cash point in Hartlepool before his money was grabbed and stolen.
The victim, who’s in his 80s, was using the ATM inside Lloyds Bank on York Road around midday on August 22, when a man distracted him by telling him he’d dropped some cash.
Cleveland Police said as the elderly gentleman turned to look, a woman reached round him and snatched the money from the ATM.
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She tried to make off, whereupon there was a scuffle where the elderly gentleman was pushed – he needed to use his walking stick to stop him being attacked.
Officers believe the two suspects had been outside the bank identifying potential targets and they are captured on CCTV following elderly customers as they queued for the cashiers and the cash machine.
The suspects are described as being in their 40s, and the male spoke in broken English.
If you were in or around the bank at that time, or can help our on-going enquiries, please contact Cleveland Police on the 101 number quoting ref 149018.
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