George's Golf Club after targeting a visitor playing a round.

The incident happened near the 16th green as the women were playing.

Two men who were watching from a cycle parked on the nearby roadway swooped, snatching a handbag containing three purses, one containing US cash, two watches, costume jewellery, cheque books and credit cards.

The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Thursday. The culprits were described as black, wearing dark clothes and black rain jackets. The pillion passenger was wearing a white mask.

BARGAIN BOX BURGLRED CRM Bargain Box burgled Several packets of cigarettes and two lighters were stolen after a thief broke into a store on Court Street in the early hours of Thursday morning.

An off-duty Reserve Police officer who passed the building around 7 a.m.

noticed the main door of the Bargain Box had been smashed. A building block was found inside.

RUCKSACK STOLEN CRM Rucksack stolen A rucksack containing a camera, a Walkman, cash and credit cards was stolen from a staff bedroom at a Paget hotel in an early-hours raid while the occupiers slept.

The incident happened sometime after 4 a.m. on Thursday morning at the Newstead Hotel.

When the employees awoke, they found the room door open and a light blue rucksack containing a Minolta camera, a Walkman cassette player, a wallet containing containing credit cards and cash stolen.

APRATMNET BURGLED CRM Apartment burgled Cash and a glass jar full of coins were stolen after a raider broke into an apartment.

The Spice Hill, Warwick, home was hit sometime between noon on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon while the woman resident was away.