7 Nabbed for Stealing Elderly's Purse in QC

7 nabbed for stealing elderly's purse in QC

Seven people were arrested for attemping to steal an elderly lady's wallet while she was shopping inside a grocery store in Quezon City on May 25.**media[15524]**Police identified the suspects as alias “Rennie”, 52; alias “Irie”; and alias “Ella”, 33, all residents of Manila; alias “Myrna”, 51, resident of Caloocan, “Antonete”, 40, alias “Ricardo”, 46, both residents of Bulacan; and alias “Richee”, resident of Cavite.Based on the police report, …

The suspect, a 32-year-old man, used to follow them and pretend to be a person in distress, talking about his "grandmother who is in the hospital" and robbing them of their wallets. Police opened an investigation following posts from city residents about falling victim to the scam, and arrested him. "He did the exact same trick to us," they wrote.