A 'PICKPOCKETER' targeted an elderly woman in Grange-over-Sands, police said.
A quantity of money was stolen from the victim at around 12pm on Saturday near the Co-Op.
Officers have appealed to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, or who has found any money nearby, to contact Cumbria Police on 101.
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