Detectives with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are seeking assistance in identifying a woman who brazenly stole a 79-year-old woman's purse outside the Fountain Hills Target store in broad daylight.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23. A young woman followed a Target shopper out of the store, then ran up behind the woman, grabbed her purse and hopped into a waiting car.
The suspect is described as a white/Hispanic female, approximately 25-30 years of age, between 5'5" and 5'9", weighing 120 to 135 pounds. She has long dark hair, last seen wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt and blue jeans.
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Purse snatching outside FH Target on video
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Detectives with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are seeking assistance in identifying a woman who brazenly stole a 79-year-old woman's purse outside the Fountain Hills Target store in broad daylight.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23. A young woman followed a Target shopper out of the store, then ran up behind the woman, grabbed her purse and hopped into a waiting car.
The suspect is described as a white/Hispanic female, approximately 25-30 years of age, between 5'5" and 5'9", weighing 120 to 135 pounds. She has long dark hair, last seen wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt and blue jeans.
Here is a link showing videos of the women walking out the store and then the incident on the sidewalk: https://www.dropbox.com/l/L2h7347QtxPo4a8jatvdLr
Anyone with information who can help identify the suspect is asked to call MCSO at (602) 876-1011.
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