Home › News › County News
Woman trying to retrieve stolen purse is dragged by car
Police are searching for three people involved in a robbery Sunday in Simi Valley that resulted in a woman being dragged by a car and suffering minor injuries.
Her purse was stolen at 12:34 p.m. from her shopping cart outside Wal-Mart at 255 Cochran St., according to the Simi Valley Police Department.
STORY TOOLS 
More from County NewsWhen police arrived, the 51-year-old Simi Valley resident told them she had just finished shopping when a man grabbed the purse and ran to a white Honda Civic in which a man and a woman were waiting.
Authorities said the victim chased the robber, reached into the open window of the car and grabbed her purse. Hanging on the window as the car drove off, she was dragged about 20 feet until she released her grip.
According to police, the robber got away with approximately $288. Anyone with information is asked to contact Simi Valley Police detectives at 583-6950.
Posted by sbrandenburg on April 16, 2007 at 11:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Ugh this kind of thing makes me sick... How anybody could do that to another person is just so disgusting and evil.
Posted by twoods on April 16, 2007 at 3:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Test
(Requires free registration.)
Article discussions on this site are to support community debates of issues related to our stories and editorials.
Discussions should not stray from the subject of the story or editorial.
We do not allow the following:
We reserve the right to delete threads and/or ban users for these or other reasons we deem necessary.
Opinions are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.