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12:55 26/05/2021
Officers are warning local Test Valley residents to be on their guard after a series of high value watch thefts in the area.
This comes after two reports were received in the past week that investigating officers believe to be linked.
We received a report that on 19 May, at around 3pm, a man was approached by a woman with a clipboard outside Stoneham Golf Course, after asking him to sign her petition she embraced him.
The victims Rolex watch was stolen from his wrist during the interaction.
We then received a further report that at approximately 10.20am on 25 May, outside Wellow Golf Club on Rye Lane, the victim was approached by a woman who asked him to sign a piece of paper.
Afterward, she grabbed his wrist to thank him. He later noticed his Rolex watch was missing from his wrist.
The suspects are described as:
There were also similar incidents reported in Eastleigh, Yateley, Basingstoke, and Hook.
If you have any information on these incidents, please phone 101 with reference 44210202702 for Wellow Golf Course, or 44210194931 for Stoneham Golf Course.
We wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of some crime prevention advice: