THIS woman is wanted by police after lottery scratch cards were stolen from retailers in Ripon, Harrogate and Knaresborough.

Between June 29 and July 11, £1,200 worth of scratch cards were taken in ten similar incidents. In each case the suspect has distracted the shop assistant before taking the cards and leaving the shop without paying for them.

The woman is described as white, aged in her late twenties to early thirties, of medium build with blonde hair, usually tied up in a bun or pony tail.