Woman questioned after purse theft at mall

Heard on: Niles Police and Fire

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Can you meet mall security at the target entrance in the back in reference to a purse that was found and then stolen and then returned to the owner? And now they have the female detained or talking to her.

00:22

Got it.

00:27

Units en route to the mall.

00:30

Use the Rondinelli's entrance and they're right across from Kay Jewelers now with the female that took the purse that gave the purse back.

00:48

Copy.

00:55

Is the owner of the purse on scene as well?

01:02

I'm not sure.

01:03

I, the owner got her purse back.

01:05

I know that.

01:07

And I guess that this young lady that had the purse in her possession detained.

01:12

They called it in as a purse snatching to begin with, but I don't know.

2026-10-21 20:35 UTC

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Youngstown Warren Rd, Niles, OH 44446

Woman questioned after purse theft at mall

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a mall store entrance to meet security about a purse that was reportedly found, stolen, returned, and then taken again. A woman was detained or spoken with by security, and the purse owner may have been on scene. The incident was initially reported as a possible purse snatching, but details were uncertain.

Woman questioned after purse theft at mall

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