1.   Conning a few pounds from Mr Yarrow and walking the streets held little appeal.

2.   A man armed with a handgun has stolen around a thousand pounds from an estate agents.

3.   Armed raiders have escaped with several thousand pounds from a bank in Worcestershire.

4.   A woman accused of stealing thousands of pounds from a charity which she helped set-up has been remanded in custody.

5.   A woman accused of stealing thousands of pounds from a charity that she helped set up has made a further appearance in court.

6.   A MAN set up a protection racket and demanded thousands of pounds from a building firm, it was alleged yesterday.

7.   A SPEKE man set up a protection racket and demanded thousands of pounds from a building firm, it was alleged.

8.   POLICE are appealing for witnesses after raiders snatched several hundred pounds from an amusement arcade.

9.   Cleveland Police are hunting two youths who grabbed a cash bag containing hundreds of pounds from a woman on her way to a Middlesbrough bank.

10.   A MAN behind a building firm that has taken thousands of pounds from customers for work that was never done was bouncing cheques to his suppliers last spring.