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UPDATE: ‘Elderly’ Thief Captured

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May 12, 2011

That was fast!

There’s an update to yesterday’s story about an elderly woman who stole a pregnant lady’s purse. Here’s the story from the Associated Press:

>>Elderly woman suspected of armed robberies nabbed

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — A crime analyst who put together a flyer for the “Granny Bandit” wanted in a series of armed robberies in Southern California helped police arrest the woman after she spotted the suspect during her lunch break.

Fontana Police Chief Rod Jones thanked the analyst for helping detectives catch 51-year-old Dodi Wasbotten (DOE’-dee wahz-BOHT-tin) on Wednesday, hours after she allegedly robbed a woman outside a Target store.

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Elderly Woman Steals Pregnant Mom’s Purse On Mother’s Day

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May 11, 2011

I keep saying that the economy is in bad shape, and the news keeps providing examples of that.

Check out this story from CBS Los Angeles:

>>FONTANA, Calif. (CBS) — A robber on the loose in Fontana turned Mother’s Day into a frightening experience for one local woman, who said the criminal was actually an elderly woman packing a gun.

Fontana police confirmed that a woman believed to be in her 80s held up another woman who was waiting for her husband in the parking lot of Kohl’s. The victim, who is nine months pregnant, said the robbery occurred in broad daylight, around 11:00 a.m. Sunday.

The alleged victim, who only identified herself as “Shelly,” talked to KCAL9 reporter Nicole Gonzales.

“When she approached me. She seemed like a nice old lady that might need directions, that’s what I was thinking,” she said. “I just thought, I’m dead. I kind of froze, and freaked out a little bit.”

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