Crime & Safety

Purse Snatchers Crash Into Sheriffs In San Leandro

Trio of females suspected of robbing an elderly woman in Castro Valley slammed into the law after a chase.

 

Three women who allegedly snatched an elderly woman's purse in Castro Valley were arrested after they led authorities on a chase that ended with them crashing at the Alameda County Sheriff's Department substation on 150th Avenue in San Leandro Wednesday evening, the Oakland Tribune reported.

The unnamed suspects suffered minor injuries but no other casualties were reported, according to the newspaper report.

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