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The victim was standing near a pump at the Sunoco gas station at 8955 Gap Newport Pike in Avondale at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, when a man ran up and wrestled away her wallet, Southern Chester Regional Police said.
Bystanders rushed to the woman's aid, and the thief fled on foot, the department said. A search began, and the suspect was able to evade police by ducking through a nearby CVS.
A few minutes later and a block away, police arrested 34-year-old Michael Green of Dover, Delaware for felony robbery and simple assault, the department said.
He's held in the Chesco lockup in lieu of a $50,000 bail bond, and is due back before a judge for a preliminary hearing on Friday, Jan. 13, state court records show.
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