DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses following a drive-by bag snatch on Tescos car park over the weekend.

A 53-year-old woman was walking to her vehicle on the busy Prestwich car park on Sunday (Aug 18) around 3pm, when a car pulled up to the side of her. The driver grabbed the shoulder strap of her handbag snatching it away.

The woman sustained minor injuries to her wrist.

The driver is described as a white male and he was driving an old green bottle green saloon-type car.

Witnesses to the incident should contact Whitefield CID on 856 8240 or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111.