Purse Snatching

• String of Richmond purse snatchings prompts RCMP warning

  Mounties said Thursday they received reports of six purse snatchings between Feb. 22 and March 23, all targeting women.

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  Mar 28
  
• Winnipeg duo charged in string of robberies targeting elderly women

  In a series of Winnipeg robberies, police say an elderly victim was robbed of her purse, after which stolen credit cards were used to purchase fast food, booze or cannabis.

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  Aug 15, 2022
  
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• London, Ont. police make arrest after downtown purse snatching

  Police used video surveillance from a nearby business to identify the suspect, who was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21. A 22-year-old is charged with robbery and fraud.

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  Dec 22, 2021
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• Halifax woman pushed to ground, assaulted during violent daytime robbery

  The suspect approached a woman in her 60s from behind, pushed her to the ground and continued to assault her, police said.

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  Aug 5, 2021
• B.C. woman robbed of purse, pushed out of vehicle, dragged for 240 metres, say police

  Cranbrook RCMP say the victim was dragged for approximately 240 metres before becoming dislodged, then hit by the pick-up truck’s rear wheels.

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  Jan 21, 2021
• Police seek suspect after woman assaulted, robbed on footpath in Peterborough

  Police say around 11:50 p.m. a woman was walking along a footpath near Parkhill Road when an unknown man came up from behind her and assaulted her.

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  Jul 7, 2020
• Vernon woman injured in purse snatching incident

  A Vernon woman suffered minor injuries and had to be treated by paramedics Thursday night after she was allegedly assaulted in a purse snatching incident.

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  Jun 5, 2020
• Saskatoon police stop robbery in progress, arrest two suspects

  Officers responded within minutes of the 911 call and arrested two people for possession of weapons and methamphetamine.

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  Mar 7, 2020
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• West Vancouver police seek suspect who knocked senior to ground while stealing purse

  "To assault a senior like this is despicable," West Vancouver police spokesperson Const. Kevin Goodmurphy said in a statement.

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  Jan 2, 2020
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• Teens arrested after senior robbed, pepper-sprayed, hit with weapon in River Heights

  Winnipeg police have arrested three suspects between the ages of 16 and 18 in connection with a strong-arm robbery Saturday evening near Brock Street and Grosvenor Avenue.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2019