Woman Stole Another Woman’s Purse at Walmart: Cops

CONCORD, NH – The Concord Police Department is looking for assistance with a purse theft case from about three weeks ago, according to a Concord Regional Crimeline alert issued this afternoon.

At around 10:30 a.m. on May 27, 2016, officers were sent to Walmart on Loudon Road for a report of a past tense purse theft.

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A woman stated that around 10:10 a.m., she left Walmart and forgot her purse in a shopping cart. When she went back into the store to retrieve it, the purse was missing. The purse, which was gray, contained cash, a license, and credit card, according to the alert.

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“Police reviewed store video and observed someone removing the purse from the shopping cart,” according to Lt. Timothy O’Malley of the Concord Police Department’s criminal investigations unit. “This person is described as a white female, possibly in her 30s, long auburn colored hair, glasses, wearing a dark colored tank top and black pants.”

In the video, O’Malley noted, the suspect is seen reportedly walking to her car, getting in the driver's seat and pulling the car forward into the adjacent parking space at which point she gets back out of the vehicle and allegedly took the purse. The woman then reportedly left the parking lot in a dark colored sedan.

Anyone who recognizes the woman in these screenshots is asked to call the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100, or submit information online to the website at concordregionalcrimeline.com or Txt TIP234 and their message to CRIMES (274637).