An elderly woman in her 80s was robbed of the jewellery she was wearing while walking her dog in Wollaton.
On Tuesday (July 14) police were called to a report that a woman, believed to be in her late 40s, had started speaking to the 83-year old victim, before taking a ring from her finger and making several unsuccessful attempts to also take her wedding ring.
The theft is believed to have happened at around 2.15pm while the victim was standing with her dog at the junction of Charles Avenue and Derby Road.
It was later discovered that a St Christopher necklace was also missing.
Police investigating the incident have launched a witness appeal.
Detective Sergeant Nigel Malik, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We’re appealing to anyone who may have any information about this incident and can help us identify this woman.
“She is said to be around 5ft 2ins to 5ft 4ins tall with a light-skinned Asian appearance.
"We believe she is of slim or medium build with long dark hair. At the time, we believe she was also wearing a loose-fitting top and bottoms.
“This was undoubtedly a frightening and upsetting experience for the victim in this sad case to have been robbed of jewellery which she clearly loved.
“We want to reassure people that such reports will be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly and I am urging anyone with any further information to get in touch.”
Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call the force on 101, quoting incident 440 of July 14.
