Woman fights off would-be purse snatchers Around Town, posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jul 12, 2012 at 8:46 am
A woman successfully fought off two teen girls who tried to grab her purse and a bag of items she was returning to Stoneridge Shopping Center at 2:57 p.m. July 6, according to a police report.
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Posted by unknown, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jul 12, 2012 at 11:43 am
See that's why Alameda, Contra Costa and other counties should allow cancelled carry permits to those residence who obey the law. Crime would go down!!!!!
Posted by Sheila, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood, on Jul 12, 2012 at 2:34 pm
To None of the Above, they were afflicting bodily harm on her. I don't care if it's a piece of gum, she has a right to defend herself. You don't think crime is an epidemic? What bubble do you live in?
Posted by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Jul 12, 2012 at 4:35 pm liberalism is a disease is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com
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Posted by unknown, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jul 12, 2012 at 5:12 pm
liberalism is a disease: Wow you are a profiler! There are many African Americans that live in the Bay Area and Central Valley that work hard for their money and are very nice people. So for you to say a deepest, darkest Oakland is very racial. You have no idea where the teens live.
Posted by Been There Too, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jul 12, 2012 at 11:57 pm
The Pleasanton Police Department needs to have a sub-station at Stoneridge Mall because this situation is not going to get any better. I don't even go there anymore. It's just getting scetchy.
(Mall owners listening?)
I drive all the way up to Walnut Creek. It's just a more enjoyable shopping area. I don't even mind the drive anymore.
Posted by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Jul 13, 2012 at 8:12 am Kathleen Ruegsegger is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com
Been There Too, This morning's paper covered a similar incident in Walnut Creek:
"Walnut Creek
"Two women sought in auto garage robbery
Police are seeking two women suspected of robbing women at knifepoint Wednesday in a Broadway Plaza parking garage.
"The robbery happened at 5:22 p.m. in the parking structure at 1390 N. Broadway, police said. The two female victims were in a parked car in the garage when the two suspects approached them with knives drawn and took their purses, Sugrue said.
"Both suspects were black and about 22 years old with thin builds and about 5-foot-6. One had tattoos on her arms, curly dark hair and was wearing a strapless denim jump suit. The other was wearing a long tribal dress with a bright color pattern.
Both were last seen running through the upper level of nearby Macy's and possibly leaving in a dark-colored Lexus SUV."
Fake Steve, given that cars were the escape vehicles, you can give up the fake BART concerns.
Doesn't hurt to be cautious and be aware of those around you.