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Originally published: 2012-07-10 11:38:07
Last modified: 2012-07-10 11:39:21

Crimestoppers seeks info on purse theft

by Kellen Moore

Watauga County Crimestoppers and the Boone Police Department are seeking information about a purse-snatching at Walmart in Boone.

A woman's purse was taken from a shopping cart in the parking lot on July 3, according to police. One of the victim's credit cards was later used.

The occupants of a vehicle seen in surveillance footage are wanted for questioning in the incident, according to police. The vehicle is a turquoise Ford pickup with matching camper shell.

The driver was a white man wearing a dark ball cap, yellow short-sleeve button-down shirt and jeans. The passenger was a white woman with brown hair in a bun, wearing a red-and-white tank top and red shorts.

Anyone with information on this crime or any other crime is asked to call Crimestoppers at (828) 268-6959. All information will be kept confidential, and Crimestoppers pays rewards for information that leads to arrests, recovery of stolen property, seizure of drugs and the location of wanted persons.

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