Crime & Safety

Two Men Wanted for Snatching Elderly Woman's Purse

Two men -- a black man in his 40s and a white man in his mid-20s -- were being sought after they allegedly took an elderly woman's purse with force.

Two men were wanted in connection with the strong-armed robbery of an elderly woman in French Valley.

The alleged robbery took place at 4:04 p.m. Monday in the at Murrieta Hot Springs and Winchester roads just outside Murrieta's city limits, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Keith Knotek.

Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Southwest Station responded to the location. Preliminary investigation revealed that a black male in his 40s and a white male in his mid-20s allegedly grabbed a purse belonging to an elderly female, Knotek said in a news release.

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Several witness chased the suspects down and fought them for the purse, Knotek said.

The suspects got away with the purse. "Both suspects then got into a red or maroon-colored Ford Ranger pickup with the purse and fled out of the parking lot at a high rate of speed," Knotek said.

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The vehicle was last seen traveling westbound on Murrieta Hot Springs, he said.

Anyone with additional information regarding the incident was encouraged to contact Deputy Eric Garcia at 951-696-3000.


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