The Department of Public Safety is asking for public assistance in locating a man who had grabbed the purse of a 20-year-old woman while walking in front of K.K. Gift Shop in Garapan.<\/p>\n
The purse-snatching incident occurred on Thanksgiving Day at around 8:30 p.m. The fled the scene on a dark vehicle.<\/p>\n
The victim, Bing Meng, who works for Rose Massage Parlor, said that she and her friends are heading east when the man grabbed her purse and ran toward Makaka Beach.<\/p>\n
She decribed him as having short hair, stands 5’6″ and wearing a white shirt, black short and sneakers.<\/p>\n
Police officers and members of the Technical Response Enforcement Team searched the Garapan area but was unsuccessful in locating the man.<\/p>\n
DPS Public Information Officer Rose T. Ada said the case is still being investigated.<\/p>\n
In another case, a 28-year-old man from San Antonio was arrested Sunday afternoon after committing robbery.<\/p>\n
Sylvano Mers Alfonso is held on a $10,000 cash bail ordered by Associate Judge Timothy Bellas.<\/p>\n
Court documents said that at about 1:02 p.m. Sunday a woman flagged down an officer in front of Hibiscus Karaoke and reported a purse-snatching incident.<\/p>\n
The victim identified as Yang Zhang said that she was talking with a friend in front of the karaoke when a man approached them from behind, snatched her purse and fled.<\/p>\n
An officer who was around the area received the call and stopped Alfonso by Sang Jee Rent-a-Car across from hotel street area.<\/p>\n
The officer found the purse with Alfonso. Zhang also identified him as the purse snatcher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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