A gang of smash and grab thieves on mopeds have stolen designer handbags valued at £30,000 from the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique in central London.

A 19 year old male has been arrested and charged with robbery in New Zealand, a 72-year-old woman may have been robbed after she collapsed in Swansea, and disguised bag thieves plaguing Yemeni universities.

A car window was smashed and a handbag stolen from a car, and thieves stole a woman’s handbag from a hotel.

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A 71 year old pensioner had her bag containing £200 stolen, and a 86-year-old had her purse snatched from her handbag which was in a shopping basket. Honolulu police need your help finding a man who stole a handbag, and a bag-snatcher on bike strikes 15 times.

An enthusiastic cab driver has helped three young police officers pursue an alleged bag snatcher and make four arrests, a car was broken into and a handbag with a substantial amount of money and belongings were stolen. Another bag was snatched from a car, and an elderly woman had her handbag stolen from a car when she was shopping

Bag thefts causing a big stir at Starbucks, a pensioner had her purse stolen while walking home from a game of bingo. A man who stole a handbag from a parked car in Upton-upon-Severn and forged cheques has appeared before Worcester magistrates, and another man reached into a car on Tuesday at about 4.15pm and took a handbag .

£650 was stolen in a bag theft, a thief who helped himself to the contents of a woman’s handbag has been given a 12 month supervision order, and a woman is devastated after a handbag with thousands of dollars worth of jewellery inside was snatched from her hands.

A bag thief strikes at recycling centre in New Zealand, an elderly woman injured during a bag snatch in Australia, and two men stole a woman’s handbag as she waited in a takeaway in England.

An 83-year-old German pensioner chased a thief less than half her age and berated the man until he returned her handbag, police have arrested a drive-by bag snatcher after he returned to a shop where he used a stolen ATM card to buy a mobile phone, and two Southampton footballers are bailed in bag theft probe.

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OAP’s dismay at bag theft, and a man has been charged in connection with alleged handbag thefts in Aberdeen city centre. OAPs warned as shoppers targeted by bag snatchers, police find a stolen bag, and a nurse who was attacked by two thugs and robbed of her bag says she is scared to leave the house following the ordeal.

A young cancer patient’s stolen bag is recovered and a prolific bag thief is back behind bars after breaching an anti-social behaviour order a week after getting out of jail.

French Man accused of attempted bag snatch, a bishop had sacred items stolen from a car, and a 79-year-old woman had her handbag stolen in a Shopping Centre washroom in Canada.

A woman had her bag stolen in Sainsbury’s, another woman had her bag stolen and there is a warning on insurance for handbags and man-bags.

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A woman lost her bag to a thief after she left it unattended for 10 while she went to the restroom in America, and a 60-year-old woman was dragged to the floor and had her handbag stolen in England. A woman described by a judge as “a determined and systematic fraudster” was caught after she tried to open an store account using a false identity obtained after a woman had her handbag stolen.

Another woman’s handbag was stolen with such force she was left with bruised fingers, and purses disappear from a McDonald’s.

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A thief stole a woman’s handbag as she pushed a man in a wheelchair along an alley, an old lady was mugged for $1100 in New Zealand, a teacher’s bag was stolen from her car and another handbag was stolen from a car.

At this time of year there are many handbag warnings for Christmas shoppers, here and here for example. Even the handbag of supermodel Naomi Campbell has been stolen at the concert of Led Zeppelin in London, even though she was in a luxury box.

A reader had her bag snatched in NW London on Tuesday 20th Dec 2007 in Kensal Green. It was a tan leather bag (from River Island) with black branded wallet, ipod, diary, keys and makeup. Snatcher was white-caucasian wearing grey hoodie and red mask.

Woman left ’shaken’ by violent theft in Blackpool, muggers grab a woman’s bag, purse snatchers are again targeting Sidmouth, with four attacks in just a week, and finally a handbag and keys were stolen as the occupant slept.

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Two men were arrested after a high-speed 20km chase following a bag snatch, a student had her bag stolen from her vehicle, and a woman’s handbag was tugged off her shoulder.

A reader reports the theft of a black Fendi Spy Bag Rare, with crocodile handles was stolen from Joiners Arms, on Hackney Road in London, England. Contents included 3 sets of keys, British Passport, 2 Bags of expensive make up, pink comb, paid of black dent gloves, ipod nano black 4gb, sony ericsson k800i, 2 snake skin bangles (gray and black), student oyster card, young persons railcard, and ‘infinit’ tortoise shell sunglasses with gold trim.

Gardai appeal for witnesses to handbag theft, a bag stolen from unlocked car in Janesville, a St John Ambulance bag was stolen and theives have left two great-grandmothers distraught after stealing their purses containing their Christmas savings.

Finally a woman was the victim of a bag snatch in the UK.

The first is www.bagsafe.com who have a new Anti-Snatch product available to buy over the internet. At £8.99 it looks quite a good deal.

Secondly there is a “theft-proof” bad, available from Pacsafe. The entire bag could still be stolen but it’s slash proof and has snatch protection!

If you have used any of these products, please let us know.

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