Crime & Safety

Police Seek ID Of 2 Men Accused Of Stealing Purse In Norwalk

Police are asking for the public's help identifying two men accused of stealing a woman's purse after helping her change a tire in Norwalk.

Police are asking for the public's help identifying two men accused of stealing a woman's purse after helping her change a tire in Norwalk on May 24.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying two men accused of stealing a woman's purse after helping her change a tire in Norwalk on May 24. (Al Branch/Patch)

NORWALK, CT — Police are asking for the public's help identifying two men accused of stealing a woman's purse after helping her change a tire in Norwalk.

In a news release, Police Lt. Joe Dinho said two men in their late 20's helped a woman change her flat tire at an Exxon gas station, located at 452 Westport Avenue, around 3 p.m. on May 24.

According to Dinho, the two men took the woman's purse and left in a white four-door sedan, described as possibly a Nissan, and headed east on Westport Avenue. The woman told police the men said they were brothers.

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Photos of the men can be viewed here on the department's Facebook page.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Norwalk police at (203) 854-3185 or by email at nkougioumtzidis@norwalkct.gov.

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