Robber Drags Elderly Woman Clutching Her Purse Though Bank Parking Lot

On Monday, a 75-year-old woman at a Los Angeles Bank of America ATM in Hacienda Heights was violently robbed when a thief grabbed her purse and dragged her several feet through the parking lot.

Two men ran up to the incident and scared off the robber, but were unable to recover the stolen purse.

The horrific incident was captured on video and posted by former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

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Report from KTLA-TV:

Excerpt from San Gabriel Valley Tribune report on the robbery:

Investigators are looking for the man who snatched a 75-year-old woman’s purse Monday, Aug. 14, then dragged her through a Hacienda Heights parking lot as two good Samaritans chased him until she let go of the strap and he fled.

The victim, a Hacienda Heights resident, was treated at the scene by firefighters for abrasions to her shoulders, sheriff’s Sgt. Ken Fitch said.

Deputies have not recovered the victim’s purse, which contained a wallet, an unknown amount of cash and a cellphone.

The robbery happened outside the Bank of America at 1605 South Azusa Ave. at 11:18 a.m. in a shopping center that includes an Asian supermarket, a bakery and several restaurants.

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Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.

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