OAP mugged in street
AN elderly woman had her handbag snatched when she was mugged in the street in Goldthorpe.
The pensioner, in her 70s, was knocked to the ground by a robber and her handbag and its contents were stolen on Barnsley Road at around 5.30pm last Saturday.
A police spokeswoman said: “The elderly lady was not seriously hurt but badly shaken up by what happened.”
Police are now investigating and have asked for any witnesses to contact them using the 101 number, quoting crime reference 949 of February 11.