Police are appealing for witnesses after CCTV footage captured distraction thieves stealing from an elderly shopper in Oswestry.

The 87-year-old victim was shopping in the town's Aldi store on Oswald Road on Tuesday, October 24, at 10.25am when she was targeted by the thieves.

While the shopper talked to one man, another man standing behind then pinched an item from the pensioner's trolley bag.

If you have any information, contact the police on on 101 and quote incident 251S 241017.