A woman was hospitalized after she tried to stop a pair of thieves from stealing her purse in Puente Hills on Sunday night.
It happened in the Costco parking lot in Puente Hills East. The woman was loading her bags into her car when two men drove up and took her purse, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Lt. Larry Villareal told KNX News’ Jon Baird the woman held on to her purse as the thieves drove away.
“Finally when she released the purse, she fell to the ground,” he said. “She was dragged about 50 feet.”
He added she was taken to the hospital where she is in stable condition.
No arrests were made.
Lt. Villareal urged people to be aware of their surroundings this holiday season and to be careful when leaving the store holding bags of merchandise.
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