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Newsroom
3/10/2010
Austin police are asking for the public’s help in putting an end to a series of purse snatchings they say started two months ago in grocery store parking lots across town.
Detective Chandra Ervin says the crooks target women who leave their purse in the grocery cart, as they're unloading it, usually in an H-E-B or Randall's parking lot. She says while they don't have a description of the thieves, they know what the get-away cars look like. She says they’re looking for three vehicles:
Black 1999 Mazda, Texas LP-BJ2J874
Black 1996 Acura, Texas LP-NJX878
Red Chevrolet Malibu (unknown year, license plate)
Detective Ervin says the purse snatchers appear to be working in pairs. She says, while in their car, they follow a woman returning to her vehicle and they appear to be waiting for a parking spot to open up. When the woman begins unloading her groceries, her purse is taken from her grocery basket and the crook jumps into the car driven by his partner.
If you have information about these crimes, you’re asked to call Austin Police at 512-974-5749 or Crimestoppers at 512-472-TIPS.
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