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Social Media Helps Officers Find New Canaan Baskin-Robbins Purse Snatcher, Police Say
Social media helped police identify a woman who allegedly stole a purse with cash from Baskin-Robbins in New Canaan.
The alleged theft, which was caught on surveillance camera, occurred on Friday, July 5 in the afternoon hours while the victim was at the shop and left her pocketbook inside the ice cream store, according to New Canaan Police.
The alleged victim went to police to make a complaint on Saturday, July 6 at 12:30 a.m., said police.
Through the posting on social media of still images from the video surveillance, Lida Martinez, 53, was reportedly identified as the suspect, acc…
