Bystanders praised after walking frame user targeted in Gisbourne robbery

Bystanders praised after walking frame user targeted in Gisbourne robbery

Police are praising bystanders, after a 65-year-old woman using a walking frame had money snatched from her hand.

Gisborne Police praise bystanders after swift robbery arrest

Gisborne Police are praising the efforts of bystanders today, after their actions resulted in the swift arrest of a woman for robbery. The incident unfolded outside a superette on Roebuck Road at around 10am, when a 65-year-old woman using a walking frame was putting change from her purchases in her purse. “As she was doing this, a woman approached the 65-year-old, threatened her, and allegedly stole money straight from her hand”, said Senior Se…