A woman of 86 suffered shock after a thief snatched her purse, containing pension money and her house keys.
The woman was walking in Marlow Road, near the junction with Reading Road, Brighton, when the thief struck.
She was so shaken she was unable to describe the offender.
Police asked anyone with information to call 0845 6070999.
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