Location:

Eastern

To be attributed to Senior Sergeant Debra Rasmussen: 

Gisborne Police are praising the efforts of bystanders today, after their actions resulted in the swift arrest of a woman for robbery.

The incident unfolded outside a superette on Roebuck Road at around 10am, when a 65-year-old woman using a walking frame was putting change from her purchases in her purse.

As she was doing this, a woman approached the 65-year-old, threatened her, and allegedly stole money straight from her hand.