Thieves steal £5K from Langho woman's bag

9:20am Friday 3rd August 2012 in Langho Photograph of the Author By Vanessa Cornall, Crime reporter

A BUSINESS woman striving to open a new nursery in Langho said £5,000 was stolen when her handbag was snatched from her car.

Alison Sanderson had been applying the finishing touches to the newest branch of the Daisy Chain nursery, at the converted old Methodist Church, in Whalley New Road,when thieves opened the door of her white Range Rover and stole her bag from the footwell.

Mrs Sanderson said the money had been in her bag, as she had collected it from her two nurseries in Ingol and Leyland ready to pay into the bank to cover her wage bill.

The 42-year-old said: “I am really angry that this happened.

“Surely, in this day and age you should be able to leave your car unlocked for at least a couple of minutes without something thinking they can help themselves to your belongings.

“I had been in the nursery collecting all the packaging from the new toys ready to put in the car and take to the tip.

“I always lock the car but that day I was just momentarily side tracked.

“I only realised my handbag with all my banking, keys and cards had gone when I went to leave.”

Alison, who lives in Waterbarn Road, Balderstone, had been planning to head to the bank on the way to the tip when the theft took place on Tuesday.

New CCTV cameras fitted to the entrance captured a young looking man and a woman open the car door and take the handbag around at 6.30pm on Tuesday.

Alison said: “I really hope the police catch the people who stole my bag. They haven’t just stolen from me, they have taken my bill money and my employees wages.

“Crime like this has a massive affect on the victim.”

A police spokesman said: “We have received a report about a handbag theft from a vehicle on July 31.

“We are now investigating and will be looking at CCTV footage from the area.

“I appeal to anyone who saw anything suspicious to call police on 101 with any information.”

Comments(12)

useyourhead says...
11:51am Fri 3 Aug 12

Flippin heck! If I had 5k in the car the doors would be locked even if I were sitting in it. That said it is a total pain in the ar5e to have to lock/unlock every single door, vehicle,shed or gate etc because of these scumbags!

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AndyW says...
12:26pm Fri 3 Aug 12

It is a shame that this has happened.

However...

If you are silly enough to leave £5k in cash in your bag IN AN UNATTENDED CAR, then you're always asking for trouble.

Piece of advice for anyone reading: never leave ANYTHING on view in your car.
Doesn't matter how much you think it's hidden under a seat or whether you'll only be out of the car for 30 seconds, there's always some scrote waiting to pounce the moment you're not looking.

Always better to be safe than sorry, as this lady has unfortunately just found out.

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Interocitor says...
12:35pm Fri 3 Aug 12

I won't leave my radio faceplate in my locked car, even when just nipping into a shop.

Anyway, when all is said and done, this woman is a victim of crime and therefore has my sympathy.

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Taskmaster says...
1:40pm Fri 3 Aug 12

This lady has my sympathy. Previous comments posted show the sad state of some people in our society who are willing to criticise a victim. We all make mistakes. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But at the end of the day someone took something that didn't belong to them. It doesn't matter whether it was £5000 or £5. I hope the criminals are caught and dealt with appropriately. To those who think that the theft of a handbag has anything at all to do with an individuals ability to run a nursery, or any business, you should be ashamed of yourself. Sounds like sour grapes to me.

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Your ferret stinks says...
5:54pm Fri 3 Aug 12

Taskmaster wrote:
This lady has my sympathy. Previous comments posted show the sad state of some people in our society who are willing to criticise a victim. We all make mistakes. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But at the end of the day someone took something that didn't belong to them. It doesn't matter whether it was £5000 or £5. I hope the criminals are caught and dealt with appropriately. To those who think that the theft of a handbag has anything at all to do with an individuals ability to run a nursery, or any business, you should be ashamed of yourself. Sounds like sour grapes to me.
Well said.

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ClitheroeKid says...
11:57am Sat 4 Aug 12

Its nothing to do with anyone’s ability to run a business. If I had £5k sitting the footwell of my car I’d make dam sure that the car was locked when I left it – or better still it would be locked in the glove compartment or the boot – out of site out of mind! Common sense should have prevailed. In fact its not even about the £5k – the car would be locked every time I left it even for a few minutes or if I had to leave it open through coming and going and loading stuff then nothing would be on show. A very valuable lesson learnt by this lady.

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Cyprusblue says...
8:30pm Sat 4 Aug 12

What a collection of sanctimonious idiots are posting derogatory remarks. Sour grapes maybe?

The bottom line is that lowlife thieving Scrote entered somebodies car and stole a handbag. Wish to god the courts would get heavy on the pond life scum.

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Kiwihead says...
11:14pm Sun 5 Aug 12

This lady sounds rather naive to me.

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Dilshad says...
4:22pm Mon 6 Aug 12

"New CCTV cameras fitted to the entrance captured a young looking man and a woman open the car door and take the handbag around at 6.30pm on Tuesday." - why doesn't she just release the video footage, bet they'd catch the culprits in no time.

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lcjfm03 says...
4:29pm Mon 6 Aug 12

Why have posts been removed? Friends at the Telegraph perhaps?

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Dilshad says...
8:30pm Mon 20 Aug 12

I wonder how much this has damaged her business?

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MrsK-T2012 says...
2:03pm Fri 31 Aug 12

1st..why would anybody leave £5000.00 in their car?

2nd..why would anybody leave their car unlocked full stop?

I never leave anything in my car worth any value and i never leave my car unlocked.

Its not sympathy she needs. seems to me she needs common sense

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