Snatched! Woman dragged down mall escalator by purse thief
A woman in Texas, USA suffered an horrific experience after being dragged down a mall escalator by a purse snatcher.
Disturbing surveillance video from Texas, USA has found its way onto the internet showing a terrifying and brazen robbery which took place allegedly at a mall in the area.
According to Fox News, the video shows a man grabbing a woman's purse in the mall - dragging her down the escalator in the process.
In the CCTV footage, you see the alleged suspect following the woman from the parking lot in the mall back on the 17th of October 2019.
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As soon as she went up the escalator, the suspect grabbed her purse, causing her fall and let go of it. The man fled following the incident.
Local authorities are still seeking the whereabouts of the man, and are offering a reward of $5,000 (over R74,000) for his arrest.
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Ladies, keep your purse as close as possible to you, especially in a mall. Preying eyes are wandering everywhere.
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