Crime & Safety

Police Looking for Thief who Snatched Purse at Braintree Target

The following information was supplied by the Braintree Police Department and Mass Most Wanted. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Braintree police are looking for a white male who took a women's purse after she left it in a cart in the Target parking lot on Jan. 30.

Minutes after the victim left her bag in the cart after loading her items in her car, the suspect, accompanied by a female, took the purse and walked away, according to a description of the crime posted by Braintree police on Mass Most Wanted.

The purse included a license, phone, credit cards, cash and other items.

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Braintree Lt. Det. Michael R. Moschella is investigating the case and can be reached at 781-794-8765.


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