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Woman, 91, victim of Blackburn street mugging

11:29am Sunday 18th May 2008

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A 91-YEAR-OLD woman had her bag snatched by a teen thief after she had collected her pension.

The victim had been to the post office in Ballantrae Road, Blackburn, at 10.50am on Thursday and turned onto Ayr Road when the thief took her bag, containing around £140 and ran off towards Dunoon Drive.

The bag, minus contents, was later found in Shetland Close.

Witnesses described the thief as white, in his late teens, 5ft 8ins tall, slim , with fair hair and wearing a white T-shirt and white track suit bottoms.

DS Keith Rimmer, Black-burn CID, said: "The woman was shaken but not injured. Anyone with any information should ring us on 01254 51212."

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removals R me, his back room, says...
12:21pm Sun 18 May 08

scum bag let me have a do at him i bet he wouldnt last 5 sec`s hope its true what goes around come around if he makes that age

MR PATEL, says...
12:25pm Sun 18 May 08

SHADSWORTH SCUM !

Mr Baron, Shadsworth says...
2:41pm Sun 18 May 08

MR PATEL wrote:
SHADSWORTH SCUM !
The scum bag who did this is most likly from the ronmey walk area or queenspark saying the bag was found on shetland close.who ever he is he needs a beating.

Dave, Blackburn says...
4:01pm Sun 18 May 08

This is indicative of the type of society we are living in now. There is no conscience, no morality, no respect, no pride. What kind of life has this low life thug led? What role models does he have in his life? Probably none. And what does New Labour do about it? They have no constructive plans. The police offer token support. Bring our soldiers home from Iraq and other places and get them patrolling the streets of England! Bring back national services and build more courts and prisons and have much tougher sentences. This is the only way it's going to get any better. But of course this falls on blind eyes to Mr Gordon Brown whose blinkered focus on the economy and fighting terror completely ignores what's going on int he streets of England.

Luke, Pleckgate says...
7:42pm Sun 18 May 08

Thats his H fix sorted for the next 2 weeks !

Hellboy, Stupid Asian Hell says...
10:50pm Sun 18 May 08

MR PATEL wrote:
SHADSWORTH SCUM !
HAHAHA!!! And a comment like THIS from someone going by the name of 'MR PATEL'...

disgusted, queens park says...
11:40pm Sun 18 May 08

Hellboy wrote:
MR PATEL wrote:
SHADSWORTH SCUM !
HAHAHA!!! And a comment like THIS from someone going by the name of 'MR PATEL'...
so what? Mr Patel is entitled to his opinion. I agree, whoever did this dispicable act is SCUM and most likely from shadsworth where the crime took place - not romney or queen's park as mr baron from shadsworth points his pokey finger!




MR PATEL, says...
7:55am Mon 19 May 08

Hellboy wrote:
MR PATEL wrote: SHADSWORTH SCUM !
HAHAHA!!! And a comment like THIS from someone going by the name of 'MR PATEL'...
well this show that there is no respect anymore even more so at shadsworth

Hellboy, Ignorance Hell says...
9:53am Mon 19 May 08

MR PATEL wrote:
Hellboy wrote:
MR PATEL wrote: SHADSWORTH SCUM !
HAHAHA!!! And a comment like THIS from someone going by the name of 'MR PATEL'...
well this show that there is no respect anymore even more so at shadsworth
Well,'MR PATEL',let me advise you that I am a resident of Shadsworth,and have the utmost respect for those that actually deserve it.
Unfortunately,you do not come under that criteria,as you are nothing more than a 'finger-pointer' who makes alarmingly sweeping statements about 'ALL' folk from Shadsworth being criminals and (in your words...)'SCUM'.
Everyone in the area is appalled by this vile attack,and I can guarantee that as soon as the identity of this attacker is revealed,his life will not be worth living around the Shadsworth area.
Of course there are a minority of 'troublesome' types in area,but it is not as bad as some other areas in Blackburn(let's have a long hard look at the Asian areas in Blackburn and Burnley,'MR PATEL',and then let's see how hypocritical you DARE to be:Drug dealing,violent attacks,paedohilia,p
rostitution...need I say more...?)
Keep your comments to yourself,'MR PATEL',that IS your real name,isn't it...?
I doubt it VERY much...

Hellboy, Utterly Dismayed At THIS Comment! says...
10:00am Mon 19 May 08

disgusted wrote:
Hellboy wrote:
MR PATEL wrote:
SHADSWORTH SCUM !
HAHAHA!!! And a comment like THIS from someone going by the name of 'MR PATEL'...
so what? Mr Patel is entitled to his opinion. I agree, whoever did this dispicable act is SCUM and most likely from shadsworth where the crime took place - not romney or queen's park as mr baron from shadsworth points his pokey finger!



Oh,and your lovely area of Queens Park is so utopian and law-abiding,isn't it...?
It wasn't too long ago that an elderly man taking a pleasant stroll in the park had a GUN rammed into his face by a gang of your oh-so-neighbourly residents

Bored, says...
2:38pm Mon 19 May 08

Hellboy - you're a hypocrite.

You've made a few 'sweeping statements' there yourself kiddo...

Don't get your shellsuit in a twist about it!

LOL.

Hellboy, Shellsuit Hell... says...
3:34pm Mon 19 May 08

Bored wrote:
Hellboy - you're a hypocrite.

You've made a few 'sweeping statements' there yourself kiddo...

Don't get your shellsuit in a twist about it!

LOL.
No shellsuit in my house,mate;you might find a leather bike jacket and a pair of denims,but Definitely no shellsuit!
And where in my last comment did I make a 'sweeping' statement?
Just because I stated something that some might get their politically-correct 'shellsuits' in a twist about,perhaps?

jean, scotland says...
6:33pm Mon 19 May 08

theres a lot of nice decent people that live in shad in fact we lived there for nearly 30 years . but had to sell up for health reasons. so if you dont know the area keep your nasty comments to yourself

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