Preston man charged with distraction burglary after pensioner's handbag is stolen from her home
A man from Ingol has been charged with burglary after a pensioner's handbag was stolen from her home in Lea.
Police were called to a home in Lea at around 2pm on Monday, October 8, after a vulnerable woman in her 80s reported her handbag stolen.
Following urgent enquiries, officers arrested and charged Alan Eastham, 47, of Greenfield Way, Ingol with the distraction burglary.