February 3, 2010
Parolee cuts woman’s hand with knife while stealing her purse
La Mesa police are asking for the public's help in finding a parolee accused of cutting a woman's hand with a knife while stealing her handbag in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
The woman was walking to her vehicle in the 5500 block of Grossmont Center Drive around 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 21 when a green, older model Chevy or Ford pickup truck pulled in front of her, according to the La Mesa police.
A passenger in the truck got out and tried to cut the woman's purse strap with a knife, police said, adding that during the struggle, the woman suffered a deep cut to her hand from the purse snatcher's knife…
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