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City of La Mesa
Thursday May 19th, 2011 :: 03:23 p.m. PDT

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Purse snatch at Grossmont Center. See attachment

On May 19, 2011, at about 1:15 PM, a man knocked a woman down and took her deposit bag near the Target Store in Grossmont Center. The suspect was described as a black male, 20 years old, muscular build wearing a white “do” rag, a white tee shirt and jeans. He was driven from the scene in a white Nissan X-Terra by a heavyset black female with long hair.

The victim was a 49 year old female who sustained several abrasions as a result of the robbery. She was taken to Grossmont Hospital for evaluation. The loss was the deposit bag and its contents.

Anyone with any information on the suspect is asked to call the La Mesa Police Department at (619) 667-1400 or the Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477; you can also email or text anonymously at wwww.sdcrimestoppers.com. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 to anyone with information that leads to a felony arrest.

Address/Location
City of La Mesa
8130 Allison Ave
La Mesa, CA 91942

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Non-emergencies: 619-463-6611

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