KILDARE: Woman's handbag taken from car while she was putting shopping into boot

A female shopper who was putting groceries into her boot was the victim of a theft in Kilcock. 

The incident happened in the Lidl car park on Friday, December 9 last. 

A black car pulled up alongside the woman's car and her front passenger door was opened and a handbag was taken.

Gardaí, who did not identify the car park involved, appealed for witnesses. 

It's believed a black Toyota Avensis with a partial registration of "14 LH" was seen in the area at the time. 

A Garda statement said: "Gardaí are investigating a theft from a vehicle which occurred in a car park in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, at approximately 4pm on the 9th of December 2022.

"A sum of money was taken during the incident.

"Investigations are ongoing."