RSSToppenish police arrest duo in purse-snatch try, probe later holdup
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TOPPENISH, Wash. -- Police say they have made arrests in an attempted purse-snatching and are investigating a commercial robbery that took place Sunday.
The robbery was reported about 10 p.m. at an unnamed store in the 600 block of East Toppenish Avenue.
The clerk told Toppenish police that a man demanded money after brandishing a firearm. He left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Officers searched the area and were able to collect evidence, but the suspect remained at large, according to a Toppenish Police Department news release.
The suspect was described as between 20 and 30 years old. He was wearing a dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans.
Police ask anyone with information about the case to call 509-865-4355.
In the other case, a woman described as elderly told police that a woman tried to grab her purse in the 700 block of West First Avenue at 3:20 p.m.
When she was unable to take it, the thief returned to the van she was riding in and the vehicle left the area.
Officers soon stopped the van and arrested a woman from the Lakewood, Wash., area. They also arrested a suspected accomplice, a girl from the Wapato area, according to the news release.
wow great detective work, now maybe you can find some real criminals like the gangsters shooting this town up.
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