Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Purse Snatcher on Crittenden Street

The following information has been supplied by the 14th District of the Philadelphia Police Department. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.

Robbery… A woman reported Dec. 8, 1:45 p.m., that as she was walking on the 7700 block of Crittenden Street, someone came from behind her and grabber her purse, then got into a silver SUV and fled southbound on Crittenden, police said. According to the police, the purse contained a $100 check, identification and insurance cards.


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