Amber Willard
NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- Glendale Police are investigating a robbery in
which a man swiped a woman's purse as she sat in the waiting area at
North Pacific Dentistry.
The woman told police the man walked into the office behind her
shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday and spoke briefly with the receptionist
before going into a back room. When he returned, the man grabbed the
woman's purse from the floor near her feet and ran out of the office,
police said.
The victim chased the man on Pacific Avenue, where he dropped her
purse and continued west on South Street, according to police reports.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Glendale
Crime Stoppers, an anonymous hotline, at 507-7867. A reward of up to
$1,000 is available upon the man's arrest.
