Lower Southampton Police News
Elderly Woman has Purse Stolen Off Her Arm
A woman had her purse stolen right off of her arm in Trevose. The subject fled on foot.
Lower Southampton Police are currently investigating the strong armed robbery of an elderly woman in Trevose. On Tuesday, Jan. 15 around 12:16 p.m., police received the report that a 92-year-old woman had just had her purse stolen off of her arm in front of Precision Cuts on the 500 block of Andrews Road and that the subject fled on foot. A witness told officers that he saw a suspicious-looking person standing on the walkway directly in front of the stores in that area. The actor was descibed as wearing a black or dark blue hoodie that was tightly covering his hair and a scruffy smaller beard. He was in his 20s, about 5'8" and had a thin build. Bensalem Police reported to the scene with their canine unit and searched the area, but were not…
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Marc Platt
1:16 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
He was white, I saw him. I think patch reported all the info they were given with regards to the description and the term "actor" might be better fitting then the common alternative "suspect" since there is no presumption of innocence for unnamed criminals. more ›