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Thief casually swipes woman's purse as she's doing her shopping
Mirror UK ^ | 12:27, 1 September 2015 Updated 13:29, 1 September 2015 | By Will Oliphant

Posted on 09/01/2015 2:08:08 PM PDT by SaveFerris

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KEYWORDS: blackonwhitecrime; dat; gibs; london; me
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1 posted on 09/01/2015 2:08:08 PM PDT by SaveFerris
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Stocky man steals woman’s purse as she shops in this brazen theft caught on CCTV

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stocky-man-steals-womans-purse-6360860

When the 60-year-old victim leaves her shopping for a second time, the man pounces and can be seen quickly rummaging around in her bag, pocketing her purse and walking away


2 posted on 09/01/2015 2:09:12 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: SaveFerris

Too old to be a son of Obama. Maybe a cousin. Distant cousin, since this happened in London.


3 posted on 09/01/2015 2:14:17 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: SaveFerris

At least they said in the article the thief was black, though it was kinda apparent in the pics. Heh.


4 posted on 09/01/2015 2:14:35 PM PDT by W. (Get a rope. Now.)
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He looks like he's done this before - knew a guy who was attacked during a robbery in London - not that it doesn't happen elsewhere, too.


5 posted on 09/01/2015 2:15:19 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: sphinx; W.

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6 posted on 09/01/2015 2:16:10 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: W.

On the Atlanta news, he would be described as having a “dark complexion” or if under 30 years old, a “teen”.


7 posted on 09/01/2015 2:22:59 PM PDT by 109ACS (If this be Treason, then make the most of it. Patrick Henry, May 1765)
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To: 109ACS

It makes one want to beat the media to within an inch of their collective lives with an axe handle. If the ferals kill a dozen more news crews, do ya think the media would get a clue? NO.


8 posted on 09/01/2015 2:29:54 PM PDT by W. (Get a rope. Now.)
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To: W.

It’s worth a try...


9 posted on 09/01/2015 2:44:20 PM PDT by null and void (Send them all back!)
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To: SaveFerris

Years ago, I was shopping at the mall and three black girls snatched my purse while I was trying on shoes. - The mall cop caught up to them as they attempted to drive off the parking lot. - From then on, I only use bags with long straps that I can wear bandolero style. - (We had just sold our property & my checkbook had a very large balance.) One of the girls was a juvenile & the other two weren’t. Don’t know what happened to them; but the juvenile’s mother had to go to court with her. I did, too. The mother was hoppin’ mad - at her, not me. I told the judge I was only interested in the girl being rehabilitated, not in vengeance. The girl would be in her fifties now; so hope she grew up and got a clue.


10 posted on 09/01/2015 3:51:53 PM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: SaveFerris

Any woman who leaves her purse unattended in a shopping cart is asking for trouble. I have a shoulder purse, and that’s where it stays the whole time I’m in the store. I retired from NY’s prison system in 2003, and have never lost my security consciousness. When I first retired, if I saw that a woman had left her purse unattended in a cart, I’d identify myself as a retired correction officer, and tell her she was leaving herself open to become a victim of theft. Some of them were grateful, but others looked at me like I was the thief. I gave up on it after a while because some people just never learn.


11 posted on 09/01/2015 4:19:46 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: mass55th

Yep. Every time I go to the store I see a few purses left unattended in carts, sometimes their owners wander into a different aisle without their carts.

I usually mention it , if it isn’t inconvenient.

The responses vary. About 1/3 say “Oh good thought, thank you.” or similar. About 1/3 say “Mind your own )@#& business.”; and about 1/3 say “Que? No habla ingles.”


12 posted on 09/01/2015 6:03:30 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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