Purse snatchers arrested

TWO Bulgarian women, aged 38 and 25, were remanded by Larnaca District Court for four days in relation to a string of purse thefts in Larnaca.

According to a police report, the two women prowled stores in Larnaca and grabbed the purses left unattended by female customers. A woman contacted Larnaca police on Thursday to report that her purse was stolen and that the theft was recorded by the store’s CCTV cameras. Police officers reviewed the footage and tracked down the two women at a seaside restaurant in the Finikoudes area where they were both promptly arrested.

 

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