POLICE are appealing for information after a woman was robbed in Staple Tye, Harlow.

At noon on September 26TH a woman aged in her 20s dropped her purse on the footpath outside the Lister Medical Centre. As she bent down to pick it up she was barged out of the way and her purse was taken.

The purse contained around £100 cash.

The suspect is believed to be around 30-years-old and white.

Officers are waiting to get a full account from the victim.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dc Gav Morris at Harlow CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.