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Butler man wanted for stealing grandma's purse to buy a new bed

Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor
PA State Police

PA State Police Troop D in Butler County issued a warrant for the arrest of 28-year-old Richard Taylor after stealing his grandma's purse and fleeing the scene.

According to police, Taylor began arguing with his grandma, Margaret Taylor after he wanted to buy a new bed around 7:30a.m. on Tuesday.


Richard broke into her bedroom, after she locked it from the inside, and stole her purse by force.

With the purse in-hand, Richard disconnected all of the phones in the house and fled the area in a gray, 2006 Ford Taurus with the PA license plate HPV-1412.

Margaret was forced to go to her neighbor's house and call 9-1-1.

Richard is wanted for robbery, theft and harassment charges.

Anyone with any information on this incident or if you know the whereabouts of TAYLOR is asked to anonymously contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or online at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107

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