Philly Cops Look For Female Purse Snatcher
When people go out, they want to have a good time. Part of that good time is letting your defenses and guard down. It only takes a few seconds for non vigilance to become a crime victim. Police in Philly just released a security camera video of a female who they say took another woman’s purse, ash she was having fun at a bar. The incident happened on May 24, of this year. The video was just released this week,
It was about 9:45 PM when the victims was inside a bar on the 1500 block of Spring Garden Street. She hung her purse over the back of her chair, turned around and concentrated on having a good time. The unknown female , in the below video walks up, quickly takes the purse off the chair and walks out of the bar with it. The victim did not know it was missing until she left. Luckily, security cameras caught the theft.
Suspect Description: Light complected female with long dark hair, wearing a plaid shirt and dark pants.
- If you see this suspect, do not approach, contact 911 immediately.
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If you have any information about this crime or this suspect, please contact:
Central Detective Division:
215-686-3093/3094
Det. Murray
DC 23-09-018749