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Purse snatcher targets 76 year old; stopped by 10 good Samaritans
cfnews13 ^ | 10-31-2014 | John W. Davis, Reporter

Posted on 11/01/2014 4:36:21 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather

ORANGE COUNTY --

A group of good Samaritans are being credited with saving a 76-year-old woman from having her purse stolen by a 23-year-old man in Orange County.

That woman was attacked in the parking lot of the Winn-Dixie grocery store on University Boulevard, near Goldenrod Road Wednesday afternoon.

"I had to do something. Sitting back and watching, it wouldn’t feel right. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep at night, that could have been my grandmother," said good Samaritan Kendrick Taylor.

In the surveillance video, which was released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, you can see a 76-year-old woman getting her purse violently snatched.

But luckily for her, deputies said 10 good Samaritans heard her cries for help in the parking lot and they didn’t hesitate to act and chased down and tackled the suspect.

(Excerpt) Read more at mynews13.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: purse; samaritans; snatcher; stop
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To: sheikdetailfeather
The only downside to this story is that the tackler was too kind.

The pics of the perp show no bruises or swelling at all.

Nice job anyway Mr. Taylor!

21 posted on 11/01/2014 8:10:44 PM PDT by JOAT
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