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Eden Prairie Drivers Urged To Beware After Thieves Snatch Purses From Open Doors, Windows
The Eden Prairie Police Department says the two thefts happened between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m Wednesday.
By WCCO-TV
October 8, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in the south metro are urging drivers to be mindful of valuables in cars following two barzen incidents Wednesday afternoon where thieves stole purses from cars while the driver was still inside.
The Eden Prairie Police Department says the two thefts happened between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. It’s unclear if they’re related; officials say they are under investigation.
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In one of the thefts, the victim was in a parking lot when someone got out of a nearby vehicle, opened her passenger door and snatched her purse. In the other, the victim was at a traffic light when someone from a nearby car reached through her open window and stole her purse from her passenger seat.
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