Tuesday, December 21, 2010

3 Purses Snatched in Less than 2 Hours

Ladies, and some of you gentlemen, this is the time of year when you have to pay close attention to your purses. Christmas is just days away, and desperate thieves are determined to have a very Merry Xmas, at your expense.

This evening, three women had their purses stolen in less than two hours; one on the south side, one downtown, and the other in the South Loop.

The story begins on the 7600 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, where a woman was beaten and robbed during a purse-snatching. The attack happened around 10:05 p.m.

According to witnesses, the woman was bleeding profusely.

Police said the victim was attacked by an African-American man and an African-American woman. The thieves stole the woman’s brown Louis Vuitton bag.

At 10:51 p.m., a woman’s purse was snatched near the intersection of West Randolph Street and North State Street in downtown Chicago.

Two African-American men were responsible for the crime, said police. No further details were provided.

At 11:22 p.m., police were tracking a thief who snatched a woman’s brown Kenneth Cole purse and used one of the victim's credit cards. Police said the stolen card was used at a BP gas station at 1221 South Wabash Avenue. 

The suspect was described as an African-American man wearing a long leather coat.

Safety tips: 

If you have to carry a purse, get a small one that can be worn diagonally across your shoulder and placed underneath your coat.  If you insist on carrying a large bag, remove your ID, credit cards, and your money - place those items in a wallet and keep the wallet in an inside coat pocket.

1 comment:

  1. Do these ghetto thugs EVER get caught? Ladies should be wearing their purse over their shoulder, much harder to take off. These thugs would have had their lights knocked out if these ladies would have had a full can of anything in their purse. It's like getting hit with a brick. And what about pepper spray? I can't believe very few people are doing anything to stop these thugs. Wonder what their parents say when they being home gifts? What a pathetic excuse for a human being. Baa Hum Bug!

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