Thieves snatched a wig from a woman’s head after taunting her and stealing her handbag.
The 34-year-old victim had just got off a bus after a trip to the shops when she was approached by a group of young people in the Collingwood Road area of Sutton.
After stealing her bag and wig during the incident on Monday, July 13, the suspects fled across Collingwood Recreation Ground.
A Sutton Police spokesman said officers have arrested four teenagers, two boys and two girls aged 14-16, in connection with the alleged robbery.
He said all four have been bailed to return to Sutton Police station and the investigation was continuing.
He said: “This is the first report of a robbery against an individual received by Sutton police in the last six days.”
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