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Concord Woman On Mobility Scooter Fights Off Would-Be Thief: CPD

Woman fought off man who tried to snatch her wallet while she was on her mobility scooter in a Concord shopping area: Police

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Woman fought off man who tried to snatch her wallet while she was on her mobility scooter in a Concord shopping area.
Woman fought off man who tried to snatch her wallet while she was on her mobility scooter in a Concord shopping area. (Concord Police Department)

CONCORD, CA — Concord police arrested a man they said tried to snatch an elderly woman’s wallet while she was on her mobility scooter in a local shopping area.

The man fled after the woman resisted. She was not seriously injured, police said.

Officers found man nearby and the woman identified him.

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