A PERVERT stalker followed a woman from the Tesco Metro store in Preston town centre to the bottom of Theatre Street, then exposed himself to her.

The flasher struck on February 5 at around 8.45pm. He was 6ft 2ins tall, of medium build, had a bad complexion, wore dark clothes, a black flat cap and was carrying a large dark shoulder bag.

A sneak thief slipped into a pensioner's house while she was moving her bin to steal a handbag containing cash and personal belongings, on February 3 at around 3pm.

The culprit was male, 5ft 6ins tall, in his 20s, had short fair hair and wore a pale green jacket and jeans. The theft took place on Brighton Crescent, Preston.

A man grabbed a woman's shoulder bag has she walked along Derby Square, Preston on February 3 at 6.30pm.

The thief was 5ft 10in tall, slim, and wore a navy blue jacket with red patches, a red bob hat and white trainers.

Two teenagers stole a yellow Maverick mountain bike from outside a shop on Miller Road, Preston, on February 2 at 10pm.

Both culprits were 15-year-old boys. One wore a black Nike top.

A red Suzuki 125 motorbike was stolen from Broadgate, Preston on February 2. The registration number is J145 MKP.

An 18-year-old burglar and his plump female accomplice failed to break into a house on Bence Road, Preston - they broke into the shed instead and stole two mountain bikes, on February 2 at 4.50pm.

The burglar wore a blue woolly hat, black bomber jacket with red stripes on the sleeves and blue tracksuit bottoms. The girl, aged around 17, had bleached blonde hair and wore a yellow jacket.

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