Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Snatching Purse at Fourth Avenue Gas Station
24-year-old Kenroy John allegedly took a woman's Louis Vuitton purse from her car as she went to pay for fuel at a local gas station.
The following information was supplied by the NYPD’s 78th Precinct. It does not indicate a conviction.
Police arrested a 24-year-old man Aug. 4 for stealing a woman's purse from her car after she left the vehicle to pay for gas at a Fourth Avenue gas station.
At approximately 2 p.m. on Aug. 3, a 30-year-old woman told police she entered a gas station located on the corner of Douglass Street and Fourth Avenue to pay for her fuel.
As she was in the station paying, 24-year-old Kenroy John allegedly took her Louis Vuitton purse from the seat of her car. The purse and its contents, including credit cards, an iPhone, wallet and cash, was worth $2,300.
Police arrested John the next day.
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