Shocking video out of Southern California shows the moment a woman was dragged on the ground by a man attempting to snatch her purse from her.
The incident happened Monday afternoon in Los Angeles’ Hacienda Heights neighborhood when a man grabbed the victim’s bag and began pulling.
Video shows the man violently dragging the woman several feet across a parking lot outside a Bank of America as bystanders rush in to help the woman.
‘It’s scary to see that,’ said Jose Rafoya, a local resident. ‘It might be your aunt, your grandma. I come here with my wife, my little kid and you never know.’
Police say the woman sustained only minor injuries in the incident. The unidentified suspect managed to get away and has not been arrested.
Shocking video out of Southern California shows the moment a woman was dragged on the ground by a man attempting to snatch her purse from her
The sickening robbery occurred at the corner of Azusa Avenue and Pepper Brook Way Monday around 11.30am, police said.
The woman is dragged for at least five seconds on camera and an unknown length off-camera before the thief is finally able to grab the woman’s bag.
At one point while the woman is still holding on to her purse, the man yanks so hard that the woman is lifted off the ground.
The victim’s head hits the hard pavement as the suspect continues to pull.
The video shows two men rushing in to assist the woman and chase after the suspect who is caught fleeing in the opposite direction after jacking the purse.
As one man quickly runs after the suspect, a third person enters the frame and hangs back to check on the woman who is still laying on the ground.
The suspect managed to escape the scene with the woman’s purse.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told local outlets they are using the video in hopes of tracking down the attacker.
Video shows the man violently dragging the woman several feet across a parking lot outside a Bank of America as bystanders rush in to help the woman
The woman is dragged for at least five seconds on camera and an unknown length off-camera before the thief is finally able to grab the woman’s bag
The video shows two men rushing in to assist the woman and chase after the suspect who is caught fleeing in the opposite direction after jacking the purse
Residents say they are on high alert and are more concerned than ever.
‘It’s unbelievable because it’s daylight,’ said Raphael Contreras, a local. ‘To be honest, you hear about these crimes at nighttime. Now it’s just broad daylight. There’s a market down there, there’s kids, there are businesses around. It’s crazy.’
‘It’s kind of heartbreaking,’ said Nick Liang, another resident.
‘I don’t want that to happen to anyone. I’ve been robbed before and I know that feeling of having my personal items stolen. It’s not a good feeling,’ he added.
‘I hope that lady can recover from her loss,’ Liang continued.
The latest robbery took place just hours before a robbery in another LA neighborhood where a 40-year-old woman was stabbed.
That incident also took place in broad daylight and a suspect has been arrested.
The woman was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
The residents say they feel crime is ‘getting quite out of control’ everywhere in LA.
‘It’s kind of heartbreaking,’ said Nick Liang, another resident
This is the parking lot where the woman was dragged by the unidentified suspect
Over the weekend at Nordstrom in the Westfield Topanga mall, a group of up to 50 robbers smashed and grabbed up to $300,000 from the store
Over the weekend, two major robberies took place in the area with thieves getting away with hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise.
At the Nordstrom located in the Westfield Topanga mall, a group of up to 50 robbers smashed and grabbed up to $300,000 from the store.
In that event, a security guard was attacked with bear spray by the suspects.
Similarly, an LA Nike store was hit by a group of thieves who stuffed merchandise into trash bags and took off.
Video showed the shocking robbery where two women and one man were seen grabbing shoe boxes before exiting the store.
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