Woman Dragged Along With Car After Purse Snatched In Gateway Shopping Center: Cops

TREDYFFRIN, PA -- A strong arm robbery occurred in the Gateway Shopping Center in Tredyffrin on Thursday, May 19, the Tredyffrin police have announced.

A female shopper was walking in the parking lot near T.J. Max at about 8:15 p.m. when a blue and teal automobile with two white males inside pulled up beside her, police said.

One of the men grabbed her purse as the vehicle sped away, dragging the woman along with her purse for a short distance.

The woman was injured on her face and chest, police said.

The vehicle, an older model car with a gray rear bumper and loud exhaust, was last seen exiting toward the Mobil station on the west side of the center.

The first suspect is described as a white male in his late teens to early 20s, with light blonde hair and a thin mustache.

Authorities said the second man was in his early 20s, about 6'0 tall, with a light beard and sweatshirt. He wore a gray and red lettered t-shirt that read "CALI," according to police.

This second man used the victim's credit cards at the Malvern Wegmans and Malvern Target. He was trying to buy Crest White strips and razor blades.

The suspects attempted to use the credit cards again about 90 minutes after the robbery at a Lancaster County Turkey Hill.

Police believe the suspects are from the Lancaster County area.

The Tredyffrin Twp. Police Department is requesting that anyone with information on the incident or the suspects to please contact Detective Dan McFadden via dmcfadden@tredyffrin.org or 610-408-3649.

Anonymous tips may be submitted through CRIMEWATCH at www.tredyffrinpd.org