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Woden purse snatch: woman arrested

Police-station-0553-175x175THE 29-year old Lyons woman who has been assisting police with enquiries in relation to the robbery of an elderly woman at the Commonwealth Bank ATM at Woden on Friday has been arrested and will appear in the magistrates Court tomorrow morning charged with robbery.

Late on Friday morning, the elderly woman had her purse snatched after withdrawing money the ATM. The female offender immediately fled. The elderly woman was unharmed.

Police from Woden executed a search warrant early yesterday on the 29-year-old’s unit at Strathgordon Court, Lyons.

 

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