Arrest made in theft of elderly woman’s purse in supermarket

SHELTON - An Orange woman has been arrested in the theft of an 84-year-old woman’s purse in the Shop Rite supermarket last May. Detective Richard Bango said that an May 5, an 84-year old female victim reported her purse was stolen out of her cart while she was shopping at Shop Rite located at 875 Bridgeport Ave “The victim immediately called her bank to cancel her credit cards, only to learn that her card was already used at TJ Maxx on Bridgeport Ave.,” Bango said. “Video surveillance was obtained from the store and a woman can be seen stealing the purse out of the victim’s cart while her back was turned. A photograph of the suspect woman and the vehicle she fled in was released to the press requesting help in identifying her.

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