NEW CASTLE, PA
New Castle police Chief Thomas Sansone says the woman and her
82-year-old friend were accosted outside a pizza shop Sunday.
Police say 27-year-old Jerry Brown Jr. grabbed the purse but
couldn't peel away before the 89-year-old banged the car's trunk
with her cane.
Police found the car, and, based on the description of the
robber -- and dents matching the cane -- arrested Brown and
21-year-old Tatiana Vargas.
The two are jailed in Lawrence County on robbery charges and on
warrants for unrelated crimes. Online court records don't list
attorneys for them.
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