Public Safety
Shopper Turns Her Back on Her Purse, Bank Soon Tells Her $8,513 in Charges Attempted
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A woman shopping at a Darien supermarket on Friday turned her back on her cart, which held her purse, which held her wallet, which a man stole. Not only did she have no money for her groceries, but her bank s0on told her three attempts were made to spend a total of $8,513 in Stamford. Darien police gave these additional details about the theft:
The woman was shopping at Whole Foods Supermarket at about 5 p.m. on Friday when she reached into her purse and found that her wallet was missing. Store employees looked at surveillance video of the produce section. They saw a man reach into her purse and remove her wallet while she turned away from the shopping cart, where it was sitting.