Pickpocketing spree may be London crime group

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2017, 17:05 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 18:47 BST
Pickpocketing incidents in the town centre trebled in March. Picture: Oli PoolePickpocketing incidents in the town centre trebled in March. Picture: Oli Poole
Pickpocketing incidents in the town centre trebled in March. Picture: Oli Poole
A wave of pickpocketing in Worthing has police wondering if a crime group has moved to the area from London.

Pickpocket thefts more than trebled in March, including one in which a vulnerable man was targeted in Poundland.