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Published on Tuesday, October 07, 2008
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
LANCASTER -- A suspected purse-snatcher was arrested after a witness in Lancaster dialed 911, a deputy said Tuesday.
Richard Merati of Ridgecrest was near 17th Street West and Avenue I Monday afternoon when he saw the suspect get off a bicycle and approach the woman, who was sitting on a bus bench, a deputy said.
While watching, Merati punched in 911 on his cellular phone, then made the call just as the 17-year-old boy grabbed the purse and rode away, a deputy said.
Merati followed the suspect while relaying his location to the 911 operator. He eventually lost sight of the suspect as he ran behind a vacant house on Thornwood Avenue, where deputies arrested him.
The 67-year-old woman, who was uninjured, got her purse back, deputies said.
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