Theft

Theft

A 20 years' experienced patrol agent exits a downtown bistro after lunch. As he steps up on the congested sidewalk, he learns a woman shout halt, robber, he's got my purse. The agent turns his look up the sidewalk and sees a man running away. The agent presents follow, weaving through persons on the sidewalk, down an alley, and over a fence. He misplaces view of the running man succinctly, but rapidly finds him afresh and, finally, catches him. There is no purse or other clues of the robbery in simple sight.

Robbery is one of the crimes most feared by ...