A COURAGEOUS stranger who chased a thief and returned an elderly woman’s handbag is being urged to step forward.
The elderly lady was walking along Horn Lane in Woodford Green on Monday March 9 at about 6pm when a thief snatched her handbag and ran off towards Broadmead Road.
The man saw the incident from his car and got out to chase the thief and recovered the handbag to the lady, before driving off without leaving his details.
Contact Ilford Police on 8345 2681.
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