LONDON (AP) - British police are looking for a trio of handbag heroes.

They want to congratulate the three women who, armed only with their handbags, helped trap a fleeing fugitive. But they don't know who they are. The man, who was wanted on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and assaulting three police officers, was being chased by police across a bridge in Worcester, central England on Dec. 14.

Uniformed and plainclothes officers had been chasing the man for several minutes.

Closed-circuit TV captured one woman who blocked the sidewalk, forcing the fugitive to run into the road, while a second woman lambasted him with her handbag. The third women then joined in, forcing the man to run into the arms of a nearby van driver, who held him until police arrived.

"There they were, all minding their own business, when they realized simultaneously that action needed to be taken," West Mercia police spokesman Richard Bull told The Associated Press. "They didn't know one another, but they all thought the same thing."

"They surprised the man, but also demoralized him - after all, the world and his wife were already after him," Bull added.

He said police do not encourage citizens to apprehend suspects, who can turn nasty.

"But we admire greatly what they have done."

Three middle-aged women have helped catch a man wanted by police in Worcester, England. The man was being chased by officers when the shoppers blocked his path.

The first woman stands her ground forcing the man into the road.

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A second woman confronts him while another shopper prepares to enter the fray.

 

She ushers him towards the pavement while the woman in the blue coat rushes to help.

 

 

 

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The two women combine to cut off his escape route.

 

 

They chase him across the road. He was then grabbed by a van driver and held until the police arrived.

 

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