Crime & Safety
Purse-Snatchers Nabbed in Bath
Man grabs handbag from elderly woman and is arrested as he and partner flee
Bath police stopped two alleged purse-snatchers in their tracks Tuesday as they fled the scene of the crime.
Cameron Huth, 25, of Medina and Ashley Schaff, 22, of Seville were arrested yesterday afternoon for multiple crimes, Bath police said on their Facebook page.
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Police said Huth and Schaff selected an 84-year-old woman in the 3900 block of Medina Road as their victim. Huth allegedly stole her purse as she unloaded her shopping cart at a local retail store.
He ran on foot to Springside Drive where Schaff was waiting with the getaway car.
Bath officers apprehended the two subjects before they were able to drive away, with the help of two citizens.
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One chased Huth on foot after he snatched the purse, while a second stood by the purse after the suspect threw it to the ground.
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