‘Despicable’ thieves rob woman at shops

A 92-year-old woman has been targeted by thieves while out shopping in a south of Scotland supermarket.

Police said one man distracted her while a second took her purse from her bag at the Co-op on Cotton Street in Castle Douglas.

PC Ni cola Wallace described the incident, which happened at about 9am on Friday, as a “despicable theft” and asked anyone with information to come forward.