Avon and Somerset Police in Bath are appealing for help to identify a woman they want to talk about the theft from a handbag belonging to a 79-year-old from Waitrose café in the city centre.
She had hung her bag over the back of the chair yesterday morning, Thursday 29th May, at around 11.25am.
A woman was seen to sit behind her, then take the handbag and leave the café quickly with it. She met a man outside and they both walked off in the direction of New Bond Street.
Anyone who recognises the woman in the CCTV photo, or the woman herself, is asked to contact PC Mark Hodder on 101, quoting crime number 51275/13.
Police are reminding shoppers to be vigilant about their property, particularly bags and mobile phones, and to keep it secure at all times.