POLICE say they are closing in on a woman who is alleged to have fraudulently taken £50,000 from a Wellington bank.

The news comes after an appeal was put out by police on the BBC's Crimewatch programme last Wednesday evening.

The woman is believed to have used forged ID to withdraw £7,500 from an account at NatWest in Fore Street on February 17, before returning later to collect a bankers draft for £45,000.

She not only had ID, but knew the name of the account holder and the account details, including security passwords.