Police believe one man may be responsible for a string of thefts from women in alleyways in a Kent town. People are being urged to be on their guard following the latest attack which left a woman with a broken arm.

The 62-year-old was walking down a cut-through between Helvellyn Avenue and Manston Road, Ramsgate, on Friday, March 14, when a man demanded her valuables. The thief made off with £30, bank cards and a cheque book.

Officers believe the attack is linked to two other daytime incidents in the town.

On Friday, January 25, a 35-year-old woman was punched by a man who stole her handbag in an alleyway off Newington Road. And a 73-year-old woman needed hospital treatment following an attack in a thoroughfare running parallel to Grove Road and North Avenue on Monday, March 3.

No witnesses have yet come forward.

Can you help?Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Clare Walker on 01843 231055 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.