Ventura | Purse Snatched from 73 Year Old Woman *Update with Arrests*

Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release

On November 17th at 3:33 PM, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call of a purse theft that just occurred near the intersection of Potomac Ave. and Kennebec St.  The suspect was last seen getting into an awaiting vehicle being driven by another suspect and fleeing the area northbound towards Northbank Dr.  The suspect vehicle was described as a white, later model SUV.   

During the investigation, officers determined the 73-year-old female victim was walking down the street when she was approached by the suspect.  The suspect grabbed the victim’s purse and pulled it from her shoulder.  He then got into the awaiting vehicle, which fled the area. 

The victim was not injured as a result of the crime.

Update:

Detectives reviewed recent contacts and arrests made by outside agencies. In the late part of November, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department arrested the above named suspects at the conclusion of a vehicle pursuit that began after a residential burglary in Thousand Oaks. The vehicle the suspects were driving at the time of the pursuit was reported stolen from Moorpark on 11/17/18, and closely matched the vehicle used in Ventura during the purse theft on the same date, involving a 73 year old female victim. VPD Detectives reviewed surveillance video in the stores where the victim’s credit cards were later used, and identified all (3) suspects as being involved.

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