HANDBAG SNATCHED
Assailant’s Determination JEWELLERY & £l2 TAKEN Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, April 27. During the past three or four weeks at least three cases of bag-snatching have occurred 1 at Palmerston ’ North,' the latest of these happening on Friday night. Mrs. G. Aldridge, who resides at 31 Church Street, was returning home from the city, and 'when proceeding' ‘ along Church Street, near to her residence, saw that she ’ was being, followed ‘ by a man. Mrs. Aldridge was carrying her handbag, the strap of which, for security, she had entwined around ' her -fingers, when, the man suddenly snatched at it. The assailant failed in his first attempt, but he’made determined efforts i to tear the bag free. Mrs. Aldridge screamed, but when a neighbour arrived the assailant had severed the straps of the bag and had decamped with the bag, which contained the sum of £l2 and a quantity of jewellery. ’ ‘ ’’ ,
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 180, 28 April 1931, Page 6
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