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 Purse Snatch/Robbery Goes Awry 

  

2/22/2010 | Contact: Lt. David Parker 907-786-8724
Police Department

On 2-21-10, at 1706 hours, Anchorage Police responded to the report of a purse nabbing at the Carr’s Store on Abbott Road.  Lisa Sites reported that she had been in the south end of the store, near the coffee shop when a male grabbed her purse and began running towards the south entry.  She began screaming for help and a Good Samaritan, Erik Thomas, who was near the south door, stepped in to help.  He reported that he saw the suspect running toward the exit carrying a purse “like a football.”  Thomas grabbed the suspect but the two crashed into the door, breaking it and injuring Thomas’ left arm.  Thomas lost his grip on the suspect during the collision and the suspect bolted out of the store towards East 88^th Avenue.

As he ran he was pursued by several people who attracted the attention of off-duty APD Officer Steve Ondra who was leaving the store in his vehicle with his family.  Ofc. Ondra and his 18 year old son then pursued the suspect on foot across 88^th as Mrs. Ondra kept Dispatch updated on their location and activities. Ofc. Ondra told the suspect to stop and identified himself as a police officer, as the suspect darted into the rear parking lot of a snow removal company.  Ofc. Ondra and his son caught up to the suspect as he was trying to scale the chain link fence surrounding the parking lot and they took him into custody there.  They also recovered the purse and its contents as the suspect had dropped them along the way. 

Casey Eguires-Lee, a 19 year old Anchorage resident, was charged with Robbery 2^nd degree, Criminal Mischief 3^rd degree, Resisting Arrest and 7 counts of Theft of an Access Device (2^nd degree).  He was remanded at Anchorage Jail on $10,000 bail.  He is scheduled for arraignment on 2-22-10 after 1430 hours at Anchorage Jail Court. 

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