POLICE want to talk to a man in connection with the theft of a purse from a vulnerable pensioner in Petersfield.

The 90-year-old victim was at home in Elm Drive, at Broadway Caravan Park on The Causeway on the outskirts of the town, around 1.40pm on March 23 when the conman.

He claimed he was there to fix a leak but the shocked woman didn't believe him and asked him to leave. He duly left but with her purse, which contained cash.

The man is described as white, aged about 50, around 5ft 3ins to 5ft 5ins tall, of large build with thinning hair.

Anyone who recognises the man or saw anything suspicious should call Dc Ben Lee on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.