POLICE in Test Valley are warning residents of an increase in wallet and purse thefts.
Officers in the borough have advised shoppers never to carry your PIN number in the wallet and to make sure number pads on cash points are covered.
They also say to avoid keeping large amounts of cash at any one time.
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