Elderly bag snatch victim collapses

Police are being kept rather busy in the lead up to Christmas, with a bag snatch just occurring outside Stirling Central. 

A witness says an elderly lady had her wallet taken taken out of her hand by a young boy. 

She says "My partner & another young man ran after him but lost him after he had passed the council park behind queens park theatre! The ladies wallet was full of cash, the boy was spotted last running towards eagle boys"

The suspect was described as wearing black & white striped boardies, black singlet, red hat & black shoes, dark hair with possibly rats tail or dread locks, and of Aboriginal appearance. 

"The poor lady collapsed and was extremely distressed as she is a single lady from Dongara" said the witness.