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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThief steals from elderly women in church parking lots, leaves one injured
Heartbreaking video of the theft shows the man, who has been named by police as 48-year-old Gilbert D. Ostring, Jr., pull up alongside the unsuspecting woman at Lebanon Church of Christ at midday on Tuesday.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5694271/Callous-thief-steals-70-year-old-womans-handbag-church-parking-lot-drives-off.html
Nashville Police say Ostring then asked the woman if she knew the location of any shelters nearby.
As she spoke with him, he reached his hand out and grabbed the small purse slung around her wrist.
The woman tried to put up a fight but as Ostring tugged at the bag, he drew her closer towards the car.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5694271/Callous-thief-steals-70-year-old-womans-handbag-church-parking-lot-drives-off.html#ixzz5EffXcuFe
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Thief steals from elderly women in church parking lots, leaves one injured (Original Post)
Demovictory9
May 2018
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Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)1. I sure hope the court comes down hard on this jerk.
How could any man in his right mind do such a thing to her? How many other victims is he responsible for?
Just horrid.
Raine
(30,540 posts)2. Disgusting POS
it takes a real man to go after a defenseless older woman who is trying to help him!
mythology
(9,527 posts)3. At least he seems to have been dumb enough to do so in his own vehicle