Police: WA woman, 59, chases down purse snatcher
Associated Press -LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Police say a 59-year-old woman chased down a purse snatcher who was fleeing on a bicycle in Longview, Wash., pulled him to the ground and grabbed back her purse.
Two witnesses detained the man until officers arrived.
According to court documents filed this week, the purse snatch took place in a Safeway parking lot last Friday. The woman chased the bicyclist about 15 feet.