Robber takes woman’s purse in Longmont parking lot; app leads to iPhone, suspect - Longmont Times-Call

Longmont constabulary connected Thursday tracked a compartment telephone to the location of a antheral who matched the statement of a robber who took a woman’s purse successful a store parking batch Wednesday evening.

The pistillate got her telephone back, but constabulary are asking for the public’s assistance successful uncovering her purse and conveyance keys.

About 5:14 p.m. Wednesday, an serviceman was dispatched to a store successful the 1600 artifact of Hover Street regarding a study of a robbery, according to constabulary spokeswoman Robin Ericson.

“The unfortunate was moving her purchases into her conveyance erstwhile she was approached by an chartless enactment who offered her help,” Ericson said successful an email. “The pistillate stated she did not request help. The chartless enactment past grabbed her purse disconnected her enarthrosis and ran with it.  The unfortunate attempted to clasp onto her purse. The chartless enactment took the purse and fled the scene.”

The robber took the woman’s iPhone, maroon purse, and keys. The wallet contained an ID and recognition cards, which fell retired of the purse during the incidental and was recovered astatine the scene, according to police.

Using a phone-finding app, a household subordinate tracked the victim’s telephone to the 2900 artifact of Bow Line Place and shared the nonstop determination with police. An serviceman contacted a nonmigratory astatine the address, a 19-year-old antheral who denied leaving the location oregon having the phone.

Thursday day an serviceman viewed the store’s information video of the theft. The robber successful the video was wearing covering that matched that being worn by the 19-year-old man, Ericson said. With a hunt warrant, the serviceman recovered the iPhone but not the stolen purse and keys.

Police are asking anyone successful the country of 17th and Hover who has located a acceptable of keys and the maroon purse to delight telephone 303-651-8555 and notation Longmont Police Report 22-11119.