Original Blog Entry: Woman uses girl, 5, to steal purse

truesee — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:02:30 GMT

Woman used young girl in purse-snatching at eatery, police say

Vic Ryckaert

Indy Star

February 18, 2010

Metropolitan police were searching for a woman and a young girl they said acted together to steal a woman's purse at a Northeastside Chuck E. Cheese restaurant on Valentine's Day.

Police say a woman distracted Amanda J. Harrington, 38, while a girl about 5 years old grabbed Harrington's purse from a chair and ran to the exit door about 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the Chuck E. Cheese, 5501 E. 82nd St.

The woman, about 21 years old, then walked out of the restaurant, according to a police report. Security cameras captured the incident, police say.

The two got away with the purse, a digital camera, a cell phone, a Nintendo DS game system and Harrington's wallet with about $52, identification and credit cards.

Police were attempting to gather more surveillance video to try to find a picture of the vehicle the woman and child used, according to the report.

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