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West Milford PD: Detectives ID, Seize Supermarket Parking Lot Purse Snatcher West Milford PD: Detectives ID, Seize Supermarket Parking Lot Purse Snatcher
West Milford PD: Detectives ID, Seize Supermarket Parking Lot Purse Snatcher A West Milford detective tracked down and charged a 59-year-old Greenwood Lake man with knocking down a woman in the parking lot of a local supermarket when he tried to snatch her purse, authorities said. Detective Michael Malfetti got a huge assist from Greenwood Lake Detective Leanne Gayler in busting Robert Owens Jr. on attempted robbery charges. The victim was walking to the ShopRite off Marshall Hill Road after just parking when Owens pulled up alongside her the morning of Feb. 25 and asked where he could find Frank’s Pizza, Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said Thursday. As she turned t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Fights Off Purse Snatcher At West Milford Supermarket Parking Lot Woman Fights Off Purse Snatcher At West Milford Supermarket Parking Lot
Woman Fights Off Purse Snatcher At West Milford Supermarket Parking Lot A woman was knocked down but still thwarted a would-be purse snatcher in the parking lot of a West Milford supermarket after he pretended to ask her for directions, authorities said. The victim was walking to the ShopRite off Marshall Hill Road after just parking when the robber pulled up alongside her at 9:50 a.m. Monday asking where he could find Frank’s Pizza, Detective Sgt. Joseph Walker said Thursday. The robber, who had salt and pepper hair, then got and began tugging on the woman’s purse when she turned to point it out, Walker said. The woman wasn’t relenting, however. She got knoc…

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by Jerry DeMarco