Crime & Safety

Police: Be on the Lookout for Female Purse Snatcher

The suspected woman is about 40-years-old, 5'4," with blonde hair.

Boston Police are seeking the public’s help to find a woman suspected of stealing handbags and pocketbooks from office buildings.

The woman, who has been seen in the downtown, South End and Back Bay areas, is about 40-years-old, 5'4", with blonde hair.

Police belive she's been going through offices, stealing bags with money and credit cards, and using the cards shortly after. On June 6, a victim said her credit card had been stolen from her work place at 150 Federal Street, and the card was used later that day at a Target.

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If you have any information, call detectives at (617) 343-4248 or make an anonymous report by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1(800) 494-TIPS or texting the word TIP to CRIME (27463).

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