Red Deer pair facing charges after purse-snatching spree
David Bell | CBC News | Posted: September 12, 2016 11:34 PM | Last Updated: September 12, 2016
1 violent theft left female victim with severe but non-life-threatening injuries
A Red Deer man and woman are facing charges after a purse-snatching spree that sent a woman to hospital with serious injuries, police said in a release Monday.
A woman had her purse stolen while she was walking in the parking lot of a strip mall at 39th Street and 40th Avenue around 4 p.m. Sept. 8.
A female suspect jumped in a waiting Ford F-150 truck, red in colour. While trying to get the purse back, the victim was dragged behind the vehicle and suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries that were treated in hospital.
Police noticed the incident was similar to two other purse thefts, one earlier on Sept. 8 and another Sept. 7. All three involved a stolen red F-150 truck.
Police found the suspects Friday after a chase using police dogs.
A 28-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man had their first Red Deer court appearances Monday facing a variety of charges including robbery with injury, motor vehicle theft and obstructing a police officer among others.
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