Crime & Safety

Police: Woman, 90, Assaulted Outside Grocery Store

Someone tried to snatch the victim's purse, police said.

A 90-year-old woman was injured when someone attempted to grab her purse in the Gladwyne parking lot on Tuesday afternoon, Lower Merion police said.

The woman was in the parking lot on her way into the store about 12:45 p.m. when another woman, described as in her 20s and wearing shorts, grabbed the victim's purse and began to struggle with the victim, police said.

Visit Bryn Mawr-Gladwyne Patch .

Find out what's happening in Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.