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Hi,

I had my purse stolen out of my bag in the Bishop on Wed evening 30/6/10. The purse was very dear to me and in the unlikely event that anyone might find it dumped somewhere, I would be so grateful if you would contact me. Description: Paul Smith purse, beige in colour and in the style of an airmail envelope (with traditional blue and red border around the sides). It had a crocodile on the front and the words 'Make it snappy' on the back.


The guy who took the purse out of my bag did so by sitting close by and hovering part of his newspaper over the bag, which allowed him to discreetly get his hand in and take the purse without me or anyone else noticing. So, just a reminder to be mindful of your possessions at all times. The barman at the Bishop was fantastic and did everything he could.


Thank you.

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Sorry to hear about your purse theft. Where was your bag? Having had one bag theft from a pub when I was a teenager and witnessing many thefts subsequently, I always have a cross the body bag so I know where it and my purse is at all times.
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Thanks Cate. I too know of many friends who have lost their bags/purses/phones under similar circumstances and hence, I'm normally extremely careful with my belongings. Even in this case, my bag was right next to me on the bench and I was watching it constantly because I thought it was weird, him spreading his newspaper out partly over my stuff. But I didn't twig as to what was really going on and am obviously upset that I was caught out by such a common trick.
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Bastard, people that do this type of thing really get me annoyed. Hope you do get your purse back but as it is a name brand one he's probably given it to one his friends or sold it depending on its condition. fingers crossed.
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Hi,

A miracle happened today, I got a call from Brixton police to say they have found my purse!!! The guy must have ditched it in Brixton somewhere and I'm guessing someone on the street handed it in. Apparently the purse is fine and still has my cards and licence inside. Obviously there was no money in it but that's not important. They are going to keep it for a few days to run some forensic tests - so who knows, maybe they will catch the guy one day.


I still can't believe my luck and wish I could thank whoever handed it in.


So there you go! Miracles do happen. Thanks to everyone who looked at this post.


HB

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dimples Wrote:

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> oh thats great news , someone once found my purse

> in dulwich park and returned it to me at my house

> money and all !


Proof that there are more good people in the world than bad!

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If I were you HB I would still cancel my cards or seek advice from the banks. My other half once left her's in Sainsburys. She returned there and got it back but soon afterwards we got a call from the bank asking if we had purchased an airline ticket from Paris to LA or ordered a shipment of shoes from somewhere in Europe.
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