POLICE have issued a warning after a handbag containing anti-depressant tablets was stolen from a pushchair in Kidderminster town centre.

The theft was discovered on Tuesday at midday when the owner, who was shopping in Woolworth's, realised her handbag had gone from under the seat of her six-month-old baby's pushchair.

The bag, a small, black fabric rucksack, contained a dozen paroxetine anti-depressant tablets, which police say can be dangerous if taken in excess of the stated dose. Anyone finding the tablets is asked to hand them in to Kidderminster Police or take them to their local pharmacist.